CGC Isaac Mayo
Fast Response Cutters (WPC) 154-foot Sentinel class The 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 first cutter in this class, Bernard C. Webber, was delivered in February 2012. To honor past Coast Guard members, each fast response cutter (FRC) in this class will be named for one of the service’s many enlisted heroes. These cutters will be able to deploy independently to conduct the service’s missions, such as ports, waterways, and coastal security; fishery patrols; drug and migrant interdiction; law enforcement; SAR; and national defense operations. The cutters’ C4ISR suites will be completely interoperable with U.S. Navy, Coast Guard, Department of Defense, and Department of Homeland Security assets. The 154-foot cutters have a speed of more than 28 knots, and are based on an existing patrol boat design from Damen Shipyards. This vessel class is planned for a total of 58 patrol boats.
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• Manufacturer: Bollinger Shipyards Inc. • Parent craft designer: Damen
• Length: 154 feet • Beam: 25 feet • Displacement: 353 metric tons • Power plant: Two 4,300 Kw MTU diesel engines • Speed: 28-plus knots • Endurance: five days • Crew: 24 (four officers, 20 enlisted) • Armament: One stabilized 25 mm machine gun mount and four non-stabilized crew-served .50-caliber machine guns Vessels in this class: • Bernard C. Webber (WPC 1101) Miami Beach, Florida • Richard Etheridge (WPC 1102) Miami Beach, Florida • William Flores (WPC 1103) Miami Beach, Florida • Robert Yered (WPC 1104) Miami Beach, Florida • Margaret Norvell (WPC 1105) Miami Beach, Florida • Paul Clark (WPC 1106), Miami Beach, Florida • Charles David Jr. (WPC 1107) Key West, Florida • Charles Sexton (WPC 1108) Key West, Florida • Kathleen Moore (WPC 1109) Key West, Florida • Raymond Evans (WPC 1110) Key West, Florida • William Trump (WPC 1111) Key West, Florida • Isaac Mayo (WPC 1112) Key West, Florida • Richard Dixon (WPC 113) San Juan, Puerto Rico • Heriberto Hernandez (WPC 1114) San Juan, Puerto Rico • Joseph Napier (WPC 1115) San Juan, Puerto Rico
U.S. COAST GUARD PHOTO BY PETTY OFFICER 3RD CLASS MARK BARNEY
effective for illegal immigrant interdiction operations (AMIO) and a range of other duties. However, the Island class are aging, and are being replaced by the fast response cutter. Eighty-seven-foot Marine Protector-class vessels have an IEBS (integrated electronic bridge system) and a sternlaunched rigid-hull inflatable boat useful for various duties including carrying boarding crews.