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“GAO: Polar Security Cutter Design Won’t Complete Until 2024, Delivery of...
Photo of a model of Halter Marine’s Polar Security Cutter seen at Navy League’s Sea-Air-Space Exhibition have surfaced. Photo credit Chris Cavas. The US Naval Institute news service reports, According...
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“CUTTER 37: THE LAST SHIP STANDING”–Coffee or Die
USCGC Taney, probably early 1944, equipped with four 5″/38s. She was in this configuration less than a year before being converted to an amphibious force flagship. Coffee or Die has an article...
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“Prototype work begins on the Coast Guard’s newest heavy polar icebreaker”–CG-9
A quarter and a dime are used to demonstrate the difference in the hull thickness of a PSC as compared to other Coast Guard cutters. U.S. Coast Guard Photo. Below is a report from the Acquisitions...
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“Japan to supply 5 countries with free patrol boats to counter China”–Navy...
Japanese Aso-class patrol vessel Dewa. (Picture source: Japanese government) Navy Recognition reports, For 2024, the OSA (Japan’s Official Security Assistance program–Chuck) has earmarked nations such...
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“Japanese icebreaking research vessel project moves ahead”–Marine Log
Icebreaking research vesselMOL is to deploy an outfitting crew to the shipyard building Japan’s first icebreaking research vessel Marine Log reports, JAMSTEC (Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and...
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“‘Strategic’ Cruise Missile Tested From North Korea’s New Corvette” (Corvette...
The Drive reports. “North Korea’s state-run media has released new photos of the country’s most modern surface combatant, known in the West as the Amnok class corvette, which is also the largest...
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“While Eastern Shipbuilding Thrives, New Coast Guard Cutter Lags Behind”–Forbes
Eastern Shipbuilding Group, Inc. photo Forbes reports, The U.S. Coast Guard’s “highest investment priority,” the $17.6 billion Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) program, faces additional delay. After...
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Canadian Coast Guard Bay Class Motor Lifeboats–MLB and WPB Replacement?
Canadian Coast Guard vessel CCGS Garbarus Bay | Photo credit: Mel & Jer Creative Recent reports of the delivery of CCGS Garbarus Bay prompted me to look again at the Canadian Coast Guard Bay class...
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Three Articles About the Webber Class FRC
The first three fast response cutters—the USCGC Richard Etheridge (WPC-1102), Bernard C. Webber (WPC-1101), and William Flores (WPC-1103).U.S. COAST GUARD The September issue of US Naval Institute...
View ArticleVARD’s “Vigilance” 75 meter OPV Design
Naval News provides a bit more information on VARD’s proposal of a 75 meter OPV using the CUBE system of replaceable modules for the Canadian Navy. The discussion of the OPV begins in the video at...
View ArticleOSK Design for Proposed Danish Arctic Frigate
Below the break, you will find an OSK Design news release regarding their proposal for Arctic frigates to replace the four ship Thetis class, which performs many of the functions of coast guard...
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NSC #10 Delivered
Former Master Chief of the Coast Guard, Vince Patton, reported his attendance at the delivery ceremony for the tenth National Security Cutter on the Coast Guard Retired Veterans Facebook page, “An...
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FRC #54, “Fifth New England-based Fast Response Cutter to be commissioned in...
Sister ships. The first three fast response cutters—the USCGC Richard Etheridge (WPC-1102), Bernard C. Webber (WPC-1101), and William Flores (WPC-1103). U.S. COAST GUARD Below is a news release from...
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“Christening and Launch Ceremony for U.S. Coast Guard’s First Offshore Patrol...
Future USCGC Argus building at Eastern. Eastern Shipyard photo. Below is a news release from Eastern Shipbuilding. Good to see. MEDIA ADVISORY Tuesday, October 17, 2023 Eastern Shipbuilding Group to...
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“Canada orders first hybrid Coast Guard vessel”–Marine Log
Canada’s first hybrid Coast Guard vessel. [Image: Robert Allan Ltd.]Marine Log reports, “Public Services and Procurement Canada has awarded Gaspé, Quebec, shipbuilder Chantier Naval Forillon a CAD 55.5...
View Article“The Christening and Launch of U.S. Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Cutter...
Above we have a video of the christening and launch of the future USCGC Argus. Below my comments is Eastern’s news release. The video is just over an hour. Preliminaries are over at about minute 10....
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“Coast Guard Cutter Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress, Updated...
US Capital West Side, by Martin Falbisoner The Congressional Research Service has again updated their “Report to Congress on Coast Guard Cutter Procurement”. (This link will always take you to the most...
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Cutter Size Combatants for Australia
Australia is seeing an urgent need to augment the Strike capability of their Navy. This is reflected in a requirement for light frigate/corvette sized combatants with strong anti-surface (ASuW) and...
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“Navy secretary convenes first cross-department shipbuilders meeting” (at the...
Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro, left, visits the Coast Guard Academy on Oct. 13, 2023. (Petty Officer 2nd Class Taylor Bacon/U.S. Coast Guard) Defense News reports the Secretary of the Navy has...
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“Singapore orders four offshore patrol vessels from Fassmer”–Naval Today
Photo credit: katoult Naval Today reports, Singapore’s Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) has signed a contract with German company Fassmer to acquire four new offshore patrol vessels (OPVs)…The ships are...
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