USCG Gets New Cutter

This is a beautiful ship! It would be fun to rode one. I have seen one of these on the Columbia River. Impressive.

Eighth Damen-Designed Fast Response Cutter Delivered to U.S. Coast Guard | gCaptain

Interesting vessel. Even more interesting is the site - lots of good articles. Thanks!

Conrad said:

Interesting vessel. Even more interesting is the site - lots of good articles. Thanks!

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Yeah its a commercial ship site and lots of neat info.....

Out of boot camp, my son served on the USGC Cutter Tahoma a few years ago. He's now in Nothern California playing around in the 47 footers training to be a surfman. The new cutter looks pretty awesome, I'm sure he would have liked a chance to serve on that one.

The Tahoma:

Built by Bollinger Shipyards Headquartered in Lockport Louisiana about 20 miles down Bayou Lafourche from Thibodaux where I live. I am not sure which of their 20+ yards built these cutters, they have built several series for the CG. They are a good 4th generation family owned and operated company, they keep quite busy with gov't. and oil industry fabrication.

Don't know much about this one..but the average cutter the USCG in recent memory has been a POS because of budget issues or design fiascos.


going back to the 110's...that barely madr it ito their half service life without major repairs...the 27-0's that ride like crap because the footage cut out of them from the original design...etc...etc...

White paint and a big orange stripe look good for the camera...always ask a bunch of guys who have a lot of experience aboard a variety of cutters before you believe media hype or a picture to determine effectiveness of your tax dollars or the safety of your son/daughter serving aboard oneG

Saw this beauty last fall on the Straight of Juan Defuca,

dhmeissner said:

Saw this beauty last fall on the Straight of Juan Defuca,

http://www.smugmug.com/gallery/n-dqq4K/i-Sx3hxNw/A

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Reliance class...commissioned back in the 1960's

dhmeissner said:

Saw this beauty last fall on the Straight of Juan Defuca, http://www.smugmug.com/gallery/n-dqq4K/i-Sx3hxNw/A

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It's interesting to have one of these approach you stealth in the middle of the night. I had this happen to me a few years ago in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico as they were performing maneuvers. Very interesting!

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FRC = more of the same mistakes and pork.

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There is a revolving stream of those boats into the Rybovich yard in West Palm Beach. They are there so long and so often for major repair and modicifations that they even have a custom made cradle for them to sit in.

At least some taxpayers are benefiting from this latest CG charade.