The Coast Guard commissioned its newest Sentinel-class fast response cutter (FRC), USCGC Frederick Mann (WPC 1160), during a ceremony in Kodiak, Alaska, on Friday. The ceremony was presided over ...

Lockport, Louisiana-based Bollinger Shipyards has secured a U.S. Coast Guard contract option worth approximately $507 million for 10 additional fast response cutters, or FRCs, and associated contract ...

Crew members from Coast Guard Cutter Florence Finch (WPC 1157) stand at attention during the commissioning for the cutter held in Seattle, Oct. 24, 2024. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Steve ...

The U.S. Coast Guard said Wednesday it has moved to accelerate the acquisition of 10 more Fast Response Cutters using money from the record $25 billion one-time funding it received in the 2025 ...

The first of three new fast response U.S. Coast Guard cutters set to be based in Kodiak arrived on Wednesday. Earlier this month, Coast Guard Lt. Jake Daubert told the Kodiak Island Borough Assembly ...

Fast Response Cutters are being homeported in Kodiak, Alaska, pictured here, the US gateway for Arctic patrols and related naval operations. (Janes/Michael Fabey) The US Coast Guard (USCG) ...

The United States Coast Guard’s Sentinel-class fast response cutters (FRCs) have emerged as a significant force for international deployments, dwarfing the legacy Island-class patrol boats in size, ...

A Coast Guard 26-foot Response Boat-Small crew prepares to return to USCGC William Hart (WPC 1134) after boarding operations off the coast of Holualoa, Big Island, Oct. 21, 2019. William Hart 154-foot ...

Bollinger Shipyards announced the delivery of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter (USCGC) John Witherspoon at Coast Guard Sector Key West. This is the 58th Fast Response Cutter (FRC) delivered under the U.S.

The U.S. Navy has decided to base their new FFX frigate on the current Coast Guard Legend-class cutter. Ten Legends entered service between 2008 and 2024. Two more are being built. The 4,700 ton ...