Sentinel class patrol boats ordered
Production on the first Sentinel Class cutter, "Bernard C. Webber", progresses at Bollinger
The current FRC contract contains options for up to 34 vessels. In September 2008, the USCG awarded Bollinger the contract for the initial FRC, named the "Bernard C. Webber". The vessel is scheduled to be launched in November 2010, with delivery to the USCG in the second quarter of 2011. The vessel will be home ported in Miami, Florida.
The Sentinel Class vessels will replace the Island Class that Bollinger built in the 1980’s. The cutters will have a top speed over twenty-eight knots and will be able to perform seven day patrols with their crew of twenty-two. The cutter will also have a 40 knot rigid inflatable boat that can be rapidly deployed using an innovative stern launching system that was first presented to the Coast Guard by Bollinger aboard the Marine Protector Class cutters.
