Marine Protector-class patrol boat


The Marine Protector-class patrol boat is a type of coastal patrol boat of the United States Coast Guard. The vessels with hull based on the Stan 2600 design by Damen Group. The vessels were built by Bollinger Shipyards of Lockport, Louisiana. Almost all of these boats have been delivered to the U.S. Coast Guard, which has named them after sea creatures that fly or swim. Four have been delivered to Malta and Yemen.

History

The Coast Guard placed its original order in 1999 for 50 boats, which were delivered by mid-2002. Several additional orders brought the class to a total of 77 ships. Seventy-five were delivered under the original Coast Guard contract with Bollinger, with the last,, being completed in October 2009. Two of these were delivered to the Maritime Squadron of Malta. A separate Coast Guard contract built two additional patrol boats for the Yemen Coast Guard.
The Marine Protector class replaced the 82-foot, which had smaller accommodations and had to stop to deploy its pursuit inflatable boat via crane. The last Point-class cutter was decommissioned in 2003.
In 2020, the Department of Homeland Security began to decommission the fleet, with eight Marine Protector cutters replaced by newer Sentinel class cutters.
In May 2021, the United States announced that it would send three decommissioned ships to the Lebanese Navy
In 2022, three decommissioned ships, Albacore, Cochito, and Gannet were donated to the Uruguayan Navy under the Excess Defense Articles program. As part of the transfer deal, Uruguay spent $4.99 million to refurbish the ships, on spare parts, and to train their crews. They were renamed Rio Arapey, Rio De La Plata, and Rio Yaguaron.
In 2023, the United States delivered two former Coast Guard Marine Protector-class ships to the Ghanaian Navy. They were commissioned as GNS Aflao and GNS Half ''Assini''.
In May 2023, the United States government pledged to provide the Philippines at least two Marine Protector vessels, as well as two Island-class patrol boat and three Lockheed C-130H Hercules during President Bongbong Marcos' visit to Washington, D.C. The transferred vessels will be operated by the Philippine Navy.

General characteristics

Missions include combating drug smuggling, illegal immigration, marine fisheries enforcement and search and rescue support. Since the September 11, 2001 attacks, many have had a homeland security mission in the form of ports, waterways and coastal security patrols.
Boarding parties can be launched while the vessel is underway through the cutter's stern launching ramp. The attached rigid hull inflatable boat has been upgraded in an effort to increase speed and sea state sustainability for boarding parties and rescue and assistance teams. The stern launching system requires only a single crew member to remain on deck to launch or retrieve the boarding party.
The vessels consume approximately 165 gallons of diesel per hour at their maximum speed of.
Like all new U.S. Coast Guard vessels, the Marine Protector class is designed to accommodate crews of mixed gender with five separate small berthing spaces accommodating standard crews of ten with maximum berthing for 12.
and are assigned to guard a United States Navy submarine base in Kings Bay, Georgia, replacing the decommissioned and at that station. and earlier guarded another submarine base in Bangor, Washington. An additional machine gun operated by remote control was added to all four for this duty.

Boats in class

ImageNameHull NumberHomeportStatus-
WPB-87301Eureka, CaliforniaActive-
WPB-87302Woods Hole, Massachusetts-
WPB-87303Cape May, New Jersey-
WPB-87304Fort Myers Beach, Florida-
WPB-87305Mobile, Alabama-
WPB-87306Crescent City, CaliforniaDecommissioned on 25 May 2021. Donated to the Lebanese navy.-
WPB-87307Port Townsend, Washington-
WPB-87308New London, Connecticut-
WPB-87309New London, ConnecticutDecommissioned on 6 April 2021. Donated to Uruguay, renamed ROU Rio Arapey.-
WPB-87310Tybee Island, GeorgiaDecommissioned, transferred to MCAS Cherry Point-
WPB-87311Mobile, Alabama-
WPB-87312Monterey, California-
WPB-87313South Padre Island, TexasDecommissioned-
WPB-87314Cape May, New Jersey-
WPB-87315South Padre Island, Texas-
WPB-87316Honolulu, HawaiiDecommissioned on 7 June 2021.-
WPB-87317Santa Barbara, California-
WPB-87318Fort Pierce, Florida-
WPB-87319Charleston, South Carolina-
WPB-87320Freeport, TexasDecommissioned on 7 June 2021. Donated to the Lebanese navy.-
WPB-87321Panama City, Florida-
WPB-87322Mayport, Florida-
WPB-87323-
WPB-87324Port Aransas, Texas-
WPB-87325Little Creek, Virginia-
WPB-87326Oxnard, California-
WPB-87327Abbeville, Louisiana-
WPB-87328Montauk, New York-
WPB-87329Little Creek, VirginiaDecommissioned on 11 May 2021. Donated to Uruguay, renamed ROU Rio De La Plata.-
WPB-87330Mobile, Alabama-
WPB-87331Jonesport, Maine-
WPB-87332Gulfport, Mississippi-
WPB-87333Port Angeles, Washington-
WPB-87334Dania, FloridaDecommissioned on 20 April 2021. Donated to Uruguay, renamed ROU Rio Yaguaron.-
WPB-87335Corona Del Mar, California-
WPB-87336Grand Isle, Louisiana-
WPB-87337Bodega Bay, California-
WPB-87338Cape May, New Jersey-
WPB-87339Gulfport, Mississippi-
WPB-87340Marina Del Rey, California-
WPB-87341Pensacola, Florida-
WPB-87342Port Canaveral, Florida-
WPB-87343San Francisco, California-
WPB-87344Sabine Pass, Texas-
WPB-87345Port Angeles, Washington-
WPB-87346Boston, Massachusetts-
WPB-87347San Diego, California-
WPB-87348Corpus Christi, TexasDecommissioned on 17 March 2022-
WPB-87349Portsmouth, VirginiaDecommissioned on 27 April 2021. Donated to the Lebanese navy.-
WPB-87350San Diego, California-
P51Hull number 87351 was assigned to a vessel that was given to the Malta Maritime Squadron, where it became.
P52Malta Maritime Squadron
WPB-87352Bellingham, Washington-
WPB-87353Galveston, Texas-
WPB-87354Miami, Florida-
WPB-87355St. Petersburg, Florida-
WPB-87356Sandy Hook, New Jersey-
WPB-87357Key West, Florida-
WPB-87358Port Angeles, Washington-
WPB-87359Newport, Rhode Island-
WPB-87360Everett, Washington-
WPB-87361Portsmouth, Virginia-
WPB-87362San Diego, California-
WPB-87363Corpus Christi, Texas-
WPB-87364Honolulu, HawaiiDecommissioned on 7 June 2021.-
WPB-87365Petersburg, Alaska-
WPB-87366Bellingham, Washington-
WPB-87367Decommissioned 29 May 2024 at St. Marys, Georgia and transferred to MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina.-
WPB-87368Kings Bay, GeorgiaIn active service as of May 29, 2024.-
WPB-87369St Petersburg, Florida-
WPB-87370Miami Beach, Florida-
WPB-87371Juneau, Alaska-
WPB-87372St. Petersburg, Florida-
WPB-87373Decommissioned 29 May 2024 at St. Marys, Georgia and transferred to MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina.-
WPB-87374Kings Bay, GeorgiaIn active service as of May 29, 2024.
Sana'aYemen Coast Guard vessel. Reportedly sunk by a mine on 9 March 2017.-
AdenYemen Coast Guard vessel.-