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Larger cutters, over 181 feet (55 m) in length, are controlled by Area Commands, the Atlantic Area or Pacific Area. Smaller cutters come under control of district commands. Cutters usually carry a motor surf boat and/or a rigid-hulled inflatable boat. Polar-class icebreakers (WAGB) carry an Arctic survey boat (ASB) and landing craft.
USCGC Richard Dixon is the United States Coast Guard's thirteenth Sentinel-class cutter.She supports multiple Coast Guard missions including port, waterway and coastal security, fishery patrols, drug and illegal immigrant law enforcement, search and rescue, and national defense operations.
A gaff cutter, Kleine Freiheit, with a genoa jib set USCGC Legare, an example of a US Coast Guard cutter A cutter is any of various types of watercraft.The term can refer to the rig (sail plan) of a sailing vessel (but with regional differences in definition), to a governmental enforcement agency vessel (such as a coast guard or border force cutter), to a type of ship's boat which can be used ...
Rollin Fritch, like her sister Sentinel-class cutters, is designed with an endurance of five days, and 2,950 nautical miles (5,460 km). [6] [7] She is armed with a 25 mm autocannon, gyro-stabilized, and fired from a sensor equipped remote weapons station on the bridge, supplemented by four crew-served M2 Browning machine guns.
2 418' Legend-class National Security Cutter, Large (WMSL) ... 65 87' Marine Protector-class coastal patrol boat (WPB) 66 83' patrol craft - 230 hulls, not named.
In September 2016, Eastern Shipbuilding of Panama City, Florida, was awarded a $110.3 million contract to build the first Offshore Patrol Cutter with an option to purchase eight additional cutters. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] On October 15, 2016 the Coast Guard issued a notice to proceed with the detailed design of the Offshore Patrol Cutter to Eastern ...
The patrol boat has a displacement of 155 tons at full load and 138 tons at half load. Anacapa was launched on September 8, 1989. [2] She was the 35th Island-class vessel completed. [3] The Coast Guard purchased 49 Island-class cutters, and over the course of their construction made several modifications.
Like her sister ships, Robert Ward is designed to perform search and rescue missions, port security, and the interception of smugglers. [5] She is armed with a remote-controlled, gyro-stabilized 25 mm autocannon, four crew served M2 Browning machine guns, and light arms.