USCGC Charles Moulthrope
USCGC Charles Moulthrope is the United States Coast Guard's 41st cutter, and the first of six to be homeported in Manama, Bahrain.
Like her sister ships she was built in the Bollinger Shipyards, in Lockport, Louisiana.
Design
Like her sister ships, Charles Moulthrope is designed to perform search and rescue missions, port security, and the interception of smugglers. She is armed with a remotely-controlled, gyro-stabilized 25 mm autocannon, four crew served M2 Browning machine guns, and light arms. She is equipped with a stern launching ramp, that allows her to launch or retrieve a water-jet propelled high-speed auxiliary boat, without first coming to a stop. Her high-speed boat has over-the-horizon capability, and is useful for inspecting other vessels, and deploying boarding parties.The crew's drinking water needs are met through a desalination unit. The crew mess is equipped with a television with satellite reception.
Operational career
The vessel was delivered to the Coast Guard base in Key West for her acceptance trials on October 22, 2020. She was commissioned in Portsmouth, Virginia on January 21, 2021.Charles Moulthrope began her trip from Puerto Rico to Manama, Bahrain on April 1, 2021 accompanied by the cutters Robert Goldman and. The ships arrived at Naval Station Rota in Spain on April 14, 2021 after their Atlantic crossing. Charles Moulthrope and her sister ship Robert Goldman reached their homeport of Manama, Bahrain on May 25, 2021.