USCGC Blue Shark
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USCG Blue Shark |
| Builder | Bollinger Shipyards |
| Homeport | United States Coast Guard (Everett, Washington) |
| Status | in active service |
| Badge |  |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 91 lt |
| Length | 87 ft (27 m) |
| Beam | 19 ft 5 in (5.92 m) |
| Draft | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 x MTU diesels |
| Speed | 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) |
| Range | 900 nmi (1,700 km) |
| Endurance | 5 days |
| Complement | 10 |
| Armament | 2 × .50 caliber M2 Browning machine guns |
| Notes | [1] |
USCGC Blue Shark (WPB-87360) is an 87-foot-long (27 m) Marine Protector class coastal patrol boat of the United States Coast Guard built by Bollinger Shipyards in Lockport, Louisiana. Coast Guard cutter Blue Shark, one of the newest cutter’s in the Coast Guard’s fleet, is stationed in Everett, Washington and its primary missions are ports waterways and coastal security, search and rescue, law enforcement, marine environmental response, recreational boating safety and military readiness.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "USCGC BLUESHARK (WPB 87360)" (PDF). USCG Acquisition Directorate. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
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