USCGC Sea Dog
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USCGC Sea Dog is an 87-foot Marine Protector-class patrol boat operated by the United States Coast Guard.[1]
About[edit]
Construction[edit]
Cutter Seadog was the 73rd Marine Protector-class patrol boat ordered by the United States Coast Guard. The Cutter was constructed by Bollinger Shipyards in Lockport, Louisiana and commissioned in the July of 2009.
Mission[edit]
Missions include combating drug smuggling, illegal immigration, marine fisheries enforcement and search and rescue support. Since the September 11, 2001 attacks many cutters have a homeland security mission in the form of ports waterways and coastal security (PWCS) patrols.
Boarding parties can be launched while the vessel is underway, through the cutter's stern launching ramp. The attached rigid hull inflatable boat (RHIB) has been upgraded since the initial inception of this class of cutter, in an effort to increase speed and sea state sustainability for boarding parties and rescue and assistance teams. The stern launching system requires just a single crewmember to remain on deck to launch or retrieve the boarding party.
Their high-speed pursuit boat uses the same diesel fuel as the cutters.
The cutters consume approximately 165 gallons of diesel per hour at their maximum speed of 26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph).
Like all new U.S. Coast Guard vessels, the Marine Protector class are designed to accommodate crews of mixed gender with five separate small berthing spaces accommodating standard crews of ten with maximum berthing for 12.[2]
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Currently Cutter Sea Dog is assigned to Kings Bay Base, Georgia to escort and protect United States Navy Submarines[2], part of one of the eleven roles of the United States Coast Guard. [3]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Coast Guard Cutter Sea Dog to arrive in Kings Bay | Coast Guard News". coastguardnews.com. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Flynn, James (2014-06-23). "Coast Guard: Small Cutters and Patrol Boats 1915-2012" (PDF). media.defense.gov. Retrieved 2022-02-16. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "USCG: A Multi-Mission Force | GoCoastGuard.com". www.gocoastguard.com. Retrieved 2022-02-16.
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