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UNITED STATES COAST GUARD (UNITED STATES OF AMERICA)

COAST GUARD SHIPS AND CRAFT

"PROTECTOR" boats (BARRACUDA) (1998 - 2009)

Barracuda 2000

Sea Lion 2010

Names

WPB87301 Barracuda

WPB87302 Hammerhead

WPB87303 Mako

WPB87304 Marlin

WPB87305 Stingray

WPB87306 Dorado

WPB87307 Osprey

WPB87308 Chinook

WPB87309 Albacore

WPB87310 Tarpon

WPB87311 Cobia

WPB87312 Hawksbill

WPB87313 Cormorant

WPB87314 Finback

WPB87315 Amberjack

WPB87316 Kittiwake

WPB87317 Blackfin

WPB87318 Bluefin

WPB87319 Yellowfin

WPB87320 Manta

WPB87321 Coho

WPB87322 Kingfisher

WPB87323 Seahawk

WPB87324 Steelhead

WPB87325 Beluga

WPB87326 Blacktip

WPB87327 Pelican

WPB87328 Ridley

WPB87329 Cochito

WPB87330 Manowar

WPB87331 Moray

WPB87332 Razorbill

WPB87333 Adelie

WPB87334 Gannet

WPB87335 Narwhal

WPB87336 Sturgeon

WPB87337 Sockeye

WPB87338 Ibis

WPB87339 Pompano

WPB87340 Halibut

WPB87341 Bonito

WPB87342 Shrike

WPB87343 Tern

WPB87344 Heron

WPB87345 Wahoo

WPB87346 Flyingfish

WPB87347 Haddock

WPB87348 Brant

WPB87349 Shearwater

WPB87350 Petrel

WPB87351

WPB87352 Sea Lion

WPB87353 Skipjack

WPB87354 Dolphin

WPB87355 Hawk

WPB87356 Sailfish

WPB87357 Sawfish

WPB87358 Swordfish

WPB87359 Tiger Shark

WPB87360 Blue Shark

WPB87361 Sea Horse

WPB87362 Sea Otter

WPB87363 Manatee

WPB87364 Ahi (ex-Diamond Back)

WPB87365 Pike (ex-Alligator)

WPB87366 Terrapin

WPB87367 Sea Dragon

WPB87368 Sea Devil

WPB87369 Crocodile

WPB87370 Diamondback

WPB87371 Reef Shark

WPB87372 Alligator

WPB87373 Sea Dog

WPB87374 Sea Fox

Builders

Bollinger SY, Lockport: WPB87301-87350, 87352-87374

Commissioned

1998: WPB87301-87303

1999: WPB87304-87311, 87313

2000: WPB87312, 87314-87325

2001: WPB87326-87336, 87338, 87339

2002: WPB87337, 87340-87349

2003: WPB87350, 87353

2004: WPB87352, 87354-87357

2005: WPB87358-87366

2008: WPB87367-87369

2009: WPB87370-87374

Losses

none

Transfers

Malta, 10.2002: WPB87351 (before commission)

Discarding

in service (2019): WPB87301-87350, 87352-87374

 

Displacement standard, t

 

Displacement full, t

91

Length, m

24.9 pp 26.5 oa

Breadth, m

5.92

Draught, m

1.74

No of shafts

2

Machinery

2 MTU 8V396TE94 diesels

Power, h. p.

2950

Max speed, kts

27

Fuel, t

diesel oil 9

Endurance, nm(kts)

882(10)

Armament

2 x 1 - 12.7/90

Electronic equipment

SPS-73 radar

Complement

10

Project history: WPB87351 was re-ordered for Malta and delivered in 2002. Hull form is based on Netherlands Damen's STANPAT 2600 design. Steel-hull construction with Russian-made extruded aluminium panel superstructure. Use a stern ramp to launch and recover 4.6m 30kts RIB. WPB87351 was transferred to Malta 25.10.2002 at completion.

Modernizations: None.

Naval service: No significant events.

Shearwater 2003

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