As of October 2024, the Coast Guard plans to station most of the Sentinel-class cutters in the United States, but a cohort of six is stationed with the Coast Guard's largest unit outside the …

Jun 26, 2025 · The Sentinel-class fast response cutter is a new Coast Guard patrol boat that is capable of deploying independently to conduct missions that include port, waterways and …

Aug 14, 2025 · The Earl Cunningham is the 59th Fast Response Cutter (FRC) in the service and the second of three FRCs scheduled to be homeported at Coast Guard Base Kodiak. The …

With 52 FRCs operational as of December 2022 and 13 in construction, the Coast Guard’s FRCs not only represent a radical upgrade but also offer the Navy an opportunity to utilize these …

Sep 1, 2023 · The Coast Guard’s Sentinel-class cutter, more commonly referred to as the fast response cutter (FRC), is a 154-foot patrol craft and replacement for the legacy 110-foot Island …

Apr 14, 2025 · The Sentinel-class cutter, also known as the Fast Response Cutter or FRC due to its program name, is part of the United States Coast Guard 's Deepwater program.

Powered by twin MTU diesel engines providing over 11,600 horsepower, the vessels achieve speeds exceeding 28 knots and a range surpassing 2,500 nautical miles at economic speeds, …

Sep 26, 2025 · The US Coast Guard has awarded Bollinger Shipyards a $507-million contract option to build 10 additional Sentinel-Class fast response cutters (FRCs). This raises the …

"The first of six brand spanking new 154-foot Sentinel-class ships called Fast Response Cutters is set to arrive on Aug. 17 in Key West and crews of the new vessels are arriving to train."

Jun 23, 2020 · The first nine of the planned 58 Sentinel Class FPC's have been commissioned as this is written in mid May 2014. So far all are being built by Bollinger SY, which has built all of …