The Sentinel-class cutter, also known as the Fast Response Cutter or FRC due to its program name, is part of the United States Coast Guard 's Deepwater program. [2][3][4] At 154 feet (46.8 m), it is similar to, but larger than, the 123-foot (37 m) lengthened 1980s-era Island-class patrol boats that it replaces.

FRCs facilitated hundreds of domestic fisheries boardings, apprehended 105 suspected drug smugglers, interdicted 18,877 kilograms of cocaine – depriving transnational criminal organizations of $787 million in profits – and rescued or interdicted 1,805 irregular maritime migrants during fiscal year 2021.

2019年4月24日 · The 154-foot Sentinel class is a key component of the Coast Guard's recapitalized fleet and is critically needed to replace the aging 110-foot Island-class patrol boat fleet.

The fast response cutter is capable of deploying independently to conduct missions that include port, waterways and coastal security; fishery patrols; search and rescue; and national defense. Characteristics. Number Planned: 58; Length: 154 feet; Beam: 25 feet; Draft: 9 feet 6 inches; Displacement: 353 long tons; Maximum Speed: 28+ knots

2020年6月23日 · The FRC - 154-Feet Long and Full of Fight Updated Through -- June 2020 Bollinger Ship Yard at Lockport Louisiana with four FPC's under construction circa 2013. The first nine of the planned 58...

The Sentinel-class fast response cutter (FRC) is designed for multiple missions, including drug and migrant interdiction; ports, waterways and coastal security; fishery patrols; search and rescue; and national defense.

2025年1月30日 · The 154-foot Sentinel (Webber)-class Fast Response Cutter is one of four assigned to U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia at Santa Rita, Guam, and roams all across the Central and West Pac on 14 and 28-day patrols.

The USCGC WINSLOW GRIESSER (WPC-1116) is the 16th Sentinel- class, 154 foot cutter commissioned in the U.S. Coast Guard. USCGC WINSLOW GRIESSER patrols in the Puerto Rico AOR and incorporates its motto “Fortitudo Illimitate”, meaning …

A detailed illustrated overview of the entire class of 154-Foot Fast Response Cutters entitled "The FRC 0 154-Feet Long and Full of Fight"; researched, written and published by James Flynn. DOWNLOAD PHOTO (6.19 MB)

2023年9月1日 · The Coast Guard’s Sentinel-class cutter, more commonly referred to as the fast response cutter (FRC), is a 154-foot patrol craft and replacement for the legacy 110-foot Island-class patrol boat. Built by Bollinger Shipyards as part of a $3.7 billion contract, the first FRC—the Bernard C. Webber (WPC-1101)—was delivered to the Coast Guard ...