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Ship Design Efficiencies
GCaptain has published a nice two part presentation by Wartsila discussing ways to make ship propulsion more efficient. The target audience is merchant ships, but much of it is applicable to Cutters....
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Innovative Features in Britain’s New Frigate
The Brits are planning a new class of frigate, the Type 26, that has some interesting features. The ship is going to be a close contemporary of the Offshore Patrol Cutter with both the new frigate and...
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Shipbuilding Trends
For those that might like some illustrations to clarify the the acronyms that are being used to describe various ways ships are being powered now, I found a pdf “Naval Shipbuilding, Current...
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The DHS Cutter Study, Trade-offs, and the Case for “Cutter X”
I have had an opportunity to look a bit more closely at the Department of Homeland Security Cutter Fleet Study, “Options for the Future USCG Cutter Fleet Performance Trade-Offs with Fixed Acquisition...
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How the Coast Guard Presents its Shipbuilding Programs to Congress
I would like to talk about an observation found here : “Coast Guard Cutter Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress” (pdf) Congressional Research Service, Ronald O’Rourke, July 20, 2012...
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Rewrite of Seapower 21 Coming–Opportunity for More Clarity?
As noted by Brian McGrath, over at Informationdissemination, the CNO has issued a “Position Report.” (pdf) It’s only three pages and updates his “Navigation Plan.” This quote caught my eye, “With the...
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India Builds an OPV (OPC)
India recently commissioned INS Saryu, the first of a new class of Offshore Patrol Vessels (five photos), that are in many respects similar to the planned Offshore Patrol Cutters. I don’t think anyone...
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Five Year Capital Investment Plan, FY 2014-2018
Both Fiercehomelandsecurity.com and Homeland Security today. have reported on the Senate’s reaction to the Coast Guard’s Five Year Capital Investment Plan, but until last night I had been unable to...
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Unusual Icebreaker Design
gCaptain and MarineLog are reporting a very odd icebreaker concept developed by Finland’s Aker Arctic. I think it may be worth reading both, since their emphasis is a bit different. You look at it and...
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Russians Build Ships and Infrastructure in the Arctic
NavyRecognition is reporting Russia’s Coast Guard will deploy four new ships (apparently icebreakers) to exercise sovereignty in Arctic waters. Additionally, “Eleven border protection facilities are to...
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“Fastest Ship” is Dual Fuel
MarineLog is reporting tests of a 99 meter catamaran ferry, built by Australian shipbuilder Incat Tasmania, that reportedly made 58.1 knots while fueled with Liquefied Natural Gas. It is claimed to...
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Snippets from the News
A couple of items that might be of interest. If there was any doubt about the viciousness of the drug wars in Mexico, this ought to clarify things: Recently a Mexican Navy Vice Admiral was ambushed and...
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Icebreaker Fleets of the World
The US Naval Institute News has published a chart, prepared by the USCG, listing their best estimate of the world icebreaker fleets. Ships are listed by country, horsepower class, and year the ship...
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“Reinvent the Fifth Armed Service, Quickly”-USNI
The August issue of US Naval Institute Proceedings is appropriately enough, the “Coast Guard Issue,” although less than a third of the content is Coast Guard related. I was disappointed but not...
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USCGC Hamilton (WMSL 753) (NSC #4) Launched
MarineLog is reporting the launch of the the USCGC Hamilton (WMSL 753), the forth Bertholf Class National Security Cutter. “Keel laying for Ingalls’ fifth NSC, James (WMSL 754), took place on May 17.”
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Coast Guard Capital Investment Plan, 2014-2018
Earlier we discussed the House sub-committee hearings on the Coast Guard’s Capital Investment Plan (CIP). The US Naval Institute has published the plan, you can see it here. It is very short, only six...
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OPC Builders Field Narrows–Unofficial
Selection of at most three shipbuilders to develop proposed contract designs for the Offshore Patrol Cutter is expected soon. MaritimeMemos is reporting the field has already been trimmed down to five....
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Vietnam Builds a Damen OPC (OPV)
BairdMaritime provides information on a new Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV) built in Vietnam for the Vietnam Marine Police (soon to be Vietnam Coast Guard) to a Damen design, that looks a whole lot like...
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China is Building Cutters
German Navy blog Marine Forum has two reports on shipbuilding programs for the Chinese Coast Guard. “Huangpu shipyard launches the second of four 4,000-ton China Coast Guard patrol ships, HAI JING...
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Germany Builds Two Azipod Equipped Icebreaking Rescue Vessels for Russia
MarineLog is reporting that a German yard is building two icebreaking rescue and salvage vessels for the Russian Ministry of Transport, to be used by “the Russian State Maritime Rescue Coordination...
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