USCG orders more Sentinel cutters

The

initial contract for the design and construction of the lead ship in the class was awarded to Bollinger in September 2008. Under the current contract options, the Coast Guard can buy up to thirty-four patrol boats with Bollinger for a total value of over $1.6 Billion.

The

Sentinel

class cutters will replace the 110 foot

Island class that Bollinger built in the 1980’s.

The

cutters will have a top speed over 28 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, RIB, which can be rapidly deployed using an innovative stern launching system that was first presented to the USCG by Bollinger aboard the 87 foot Marine Protector

class cutters.