USCG consigns 47th fast response cutter in New York City

USCG press release

Placing the FRC in Bahrain trains, organizes, and equips the largest coast guard unit outside the United States, Patrol Force Southwest Asia (PATFORSWA), and a combat-ready Coast Guard to support the U.S. Central Forces and the State. , Support, and support the mission of deploying. Security purpose.

PATFORSWA works with the United States Central Command to conduct maritime operations, promote US interests, deter and counter destructive nations, defeat violent radicalism, and the maritime environment in the United States Central Command’s territory of responsibility. Strengthen the maritime capacity of partner countries to ensure.

Cutter is named after Clarence Sphin, Jr. Sphin, a non-commissioned officer who joined the Coast Guard in November 1941, a few weeks before the attack on Pearl Harbor in World War II. In May 1942, Sutphin was assigned to USS Leonard Wood. It is also known as the Higgins boat, a landing craft in North Africa and Sicily. When the operation was completed, the boat moved to the theater in the Pacific Ocean. At the Battle of Saipan in 1944, Leonard Wood withstood a large fire, and Sphin helped oversee the landing craft’s landing, loading, and rescue operations.

During the conflict, he repeatedly endangered his life to save others. He swam the towline on a landing craft stranded on a coral reef, rescued another boat stuck on the beach under enemy fire, and with the help of eight Marines struck by a mortar bullet. rice field. He provided first aid to the survivors and evacuated them to the nearest aid station.

Sutphin boarded Leonard Wood until May 1945 and participated in all eight major amphibious operations. Sutphin won the Bronze Star Medal for her “extraordinary bravery” at the Battle of Saipan.

Sentinel class FRC Equipped with advanced command, control, communication, computer, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance equipment. Deployment of cutter boats on the horizon to reach the vessel of interest. Improved habitability and voyage. Cutters are designed for multiple missions, including search and rescue. Defense; ports, waterways, coast guard. Narcotics and immigration prevention; and fishing patrols.

The Coast Guard has ordered 64 FRCs so far. With this test run, 47 are in operation. 12 in Florida. 7 people in Puerto Rico. 4 each in California and Bahrain. 3 each in Guam, Hawaii, Texas and New Jersey. Two each in Alaska, Mississippi, and North Carolina. Clarence Sphinjr. And John Schuermann will set sail for Bahrain later this year. Future FRC homeports will include Boston. Astoria, Oregon; St. Petersburg, Florida; Codiac, Seward, Sitka, Alaska.