USCGC Donald Horsley
 Commissioning Donald Horsley.
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| Name | USCGC Donald Horsley (WPC-1117) |
| Namesake | Donald Horsley |
| Operator | United States Coast Guard |
| Builder | Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, Louisiana |
| Launched | March 5, 2015 |
| Commissioned | May 5, 2016 |
| Homeport | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Status | in active service, as of 2016[update] |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Template:Sclass2- |
| Displacement | 353 long tons (359 t) |
| Length | 46.8 m (154 ft) |
| Beam | 8.11 m (26.6 ft) |
| Depth | 2.9 m (9.5 ft) |
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| Speed | 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) |
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| Boats & landing craft carried | 1 × Short Range Prosecutor RHIB |
| Complement | 2 officers, 20 crew |
| Sensors and processing systems | L-3 C4ISR suite |
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The USCGC Donald Horsley (WPC-1117) is the United States Coast Guard's 17th sentinel class cutter. She was commissioned on May 20, 2016.[1] She is the fifth of a cohort of six to be home-ported in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Namesake
In 2010, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Charles "Skip" W. Bowen, the U.S. Coast Guard's senior enlisted person at the time, lobbied for the new Template:Sclass-s to be named after enlisted Coast Guardsmen, or personnel from its precursor services, who had distinguished themselves by their heroism.[2][3] Donald R. Horsley rose to the rank of Master Chief, retiring with eleven service stripes, indicating 44 years of service. He served in three wars, and received multiple awards for valor.[4][5]
References
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Ricardo Castrodad (2016-05-20). "Coast Guard commissions 17th fast response cutter, USCGC Donald Horsley, in San Juan, Puerto Rico". United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Donald Horsley salutes as the ship is brought to life during its commissioning at Coast Guard Sector San Juan, Puerto Rico May 20, 2016. The Donald Horsley is the Coast Guard's 17th Sentinel Class fast response cutter and the fifth of its kind to be homeported in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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Susan Schept (2010-03-22). "Enlisted heroes honored". United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 2013-02-01.
After the passing of several well-known Coast Guard heroes last year, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Charles "Skip" Bowen mentioned in his blog that the Coast Guard does not do enough to honor its fallen heroes.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Connie Braesch. "Coast Guard Heroes: Heriberto Hernandez". United States Coast Guard.
- ^ "Donald R. Horsley" (PDF). United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
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William Preston. "Heroic and Notable Coast Guard CPOs". United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
The 11 service stripes on the left sleeve of his uniform symbolized a Coast Guard career of more than 44 years, practically all of them spent at sea.
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