The Marine Protector-class patrol boat is a type of coastal patrol boat of the United States Coast Guard. The 87-longNaN-long vessels are based on the Stan 2600 design by Damen Group and were built by Bollinger Shipyards of Lockport, Louisiana. Almost all of these boats have been delivered to the U.S. Coast Guard, which has named them after sea creatures that fly or swim. Four have been delivered to Malta and Yemen.
The Coast Guard placed its original order in 1999 for 50 boats, which were delivered by mid-2002.[1] Several additional orders brought the class to a total of 77 ships. Seventy-five were delivered under the original Coast Guard contract with Bollinger, with the last,, being completed in October 2009.[2] [3] Two of these were delivered to the Maritime Squadron of Malta. A separate Coast Guard contract built two additional patrol boats for the Yemen Coast Guard.[4]
The Marine Protector class replaced the 82-foot, which had smaller accommodations and had to stop to deploy its pursuit inflatable boat via crane. The last Point-class cutter was decommissioned in 2003.[5]
In 2020, the Department of Homeland Security began to decommission the fleet, with eight Marine Protector cutters replaced by newer Sentinel class cutters.
In May 2021, the United States announced that it would send three decommissioned ships to the Lebanese Navy[6]
In 2022, three decommissioned ships, Albacore, Cochito, and Gannet were donated to the Uruguayan Navy under the Excess Defense Articles program. As part of the transfer deal, Uruguay spent $4.99 million to refurbish the ships, on spare parts, and to train their crews. They were renamed Rio Arapey, Rio De La Plata, and Rio Yaguaron.[7] [8]
In 2023, the United States delivered two former Coast Guard Marine Protector-class ships to the Ghanaian Navy. They were commissioned as GNS Aflao and GNS Half Assini.[9]
In May 2023, the United States government pledged to provide the Philippines at least two Marine Protector vessels, as well as two Island-class patrol boat and three Lockheed C-130H Hercules during President Bongbong Marcos' visit to Washington, D.C.[10] [11] The transferred vessels will be operated by the Philippine Navy.[12] [13]
Missions include combating drug smuggling, illegal immigration, marine fisheries enforcement and search and rescue support. Since the September 11, 2001 attacks, many have had a homeland security mission in the form of ports, waterways and coastal security (PWCS) patrols.
Boarding parties can be launched while the vessel is underway through the cutter's stern launching ramp. The attached rigid hull inflatable boat (RHIB) has been upgraded in an effort to increase speed and sea state sustainability for boarding parties and rescue and assistance teams. The stern launching system requires only a single crew member to remain on deck to launch or retrieve the boarding party.
The vessels consume approximately 165 gallons of diesel per hour at their maximum speed of 26kn.
Like all new U.S. Coast Guard vessels, the Marine Protector class is designed to accommodate crews of mixed gender with five separate small berthing spaces accommodating standard crews of ten with maximum berthing for 12.
and are assigned to guard a United States Navy submarine base in Kings Bay, Georgia, replacing the decommissioned and at that station. and earlier guarded another submarine base in Bangor, Washington. An additional machine gun operated by remote control was added to all four for this duty.
| Image | Name | Hull Number | Homeport | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WPB-87301 | Eureka, California | Active | |||
| WPB-87302 | Woods Hole, Massachusetts | ||||
| WPB-87303 | Cape May, New Jersey | ||||
| WPB-87304 | Fort Myers Beach, Florida | ||||
| WPB-87305 | Mobile, Alabama | ||||
| WPB-87306 | Crescent City, California | Decommissioned on 25 May 2021. Donated to the Lebanese navy. | |||
| WPB-87307 | Port Townsend, Washington | ||||
| WPB-87308 | New London, Connecticut | ||||
| WPB-87309 | New London, Connecticut | Decommissioned on 6 April 2021. Donated to Uruguay, renamed ROU Rio Arapey.[14] | |||
| WPB-87310 | Tybee Island, Georgia | ||||
| WPB-87311 | Mobile, Alabama | ||||
| WPB-87312 | Monterey, California | ||||
| WPB-87313 | South Padre Island, Texas | Decommissioned | |||
| WPB-87314 | Cape May, New Jersey | ||||
| WPB-87315 | South Padre Island, Texas | ||||
| WPB-87316 | Honolulu, Hawaii | Decommissioned on 7 June 2021. | |||
| WPB-87317 | Santa Barbara, California | ||||
| WPB-87318 | Fort Pierce, Florida | ||||
| WPB-87319 | Charleston, South Carolina | ||||
| WPB-87320 | Freeport, Texas | Decommissioned on 7 June 2021. Donated to the Lebanese navy. | |||
| WPB-87321 | Panama City, Florida | ||||
| WPB-87322 | Mayport, Florida | ||||
| WPB-87323 | Carrabelle, Florida | ||||
| WPB-87324 | Port Aransas, Texas | ||||
| WPB-87325 | Little Creek, Virginia | ||||
| WPB-87326 | Oxnard, California | ||||
| WPB-87327 | Abbeville, Louisiana | ||||
| WPB-87328 | Montauk, New York | ||||
| WPB-87329 | Little Creek, Virginia | Decommissioned on 11 May 2021. Donated to Uruguay, renamed ROU Rio De La Plata. | |||
| WPB-87330 | Mobile, Alabama | ||||
| WPB-87331 | Jonesport, Maine | ||||
| WPB-87332 | Gulfport, Mississippi | ||||
| WPB-87333 | Port Angeles, Washington | ||||
| WPB-87334 | Dania, Florida | Decommissioned on 20 April 2021. Donated to Uruguay, renamed ROU Rio Yaguaron. | |||
| WPB-87335 | Corona Del Mar, California | ||||
| WPB-87336 | Grand Isle, Louisiana | ||||
| WPB-87337 | Bodega Bay, California | ||||
| WPB-87338 | Cape May, New Jersey | ||||
| WPB-87339 | Gulfport, Mississippi | ||||
| WPB-87340 | Marina Del Rey, California | ||||
| WPB-87341 | Pensacola, Florida | ||||
| WPB-87342 | Port Canaveral, Florida | ||||
| WPB-87343 | San Francisco, California | ||||
| WPB-87344 | Sabine Pass, Texas | ||||
| WPB-87345 | Port Angeles, Washington | ||||
| WPB-87346 | Boston, Massachusetts | ||||
| WPB-87347 | San Diego, California | ||||
| WPB-87348 | Corpus Christi, Texas | Decommissioned on 17 March 2022 | |||
| WPB-87349 | Portsmouth, Virginia | Decommissioned on 27 April 2021. Donated to the Lebanese navy. | |||
| WPB-87350 | San Diego, California | ||||
| P51 | Hull number 87351 was assigned to a vessel that was given to the Malta Maritime Squadron, where it became . | ||||
| P52 | Malta Maritime Squadron | ||||
| WPB-87352 | Bellingham, Washington | ||||
| WPB-87353 | Galveston, Texas | ||||
| WPB-87354 | Miami, Florida | ||||
| WPB-87355 | St. Petersburg, Florida | ||||
| WPB-87356 | Sandy Hook, New Jersey | ||||
| WPB-87357 | Key West, Florida | ||||
| WPB-87358 | Port Angeles, Washington | ||||
| WPB-87359 | Newport, Rhode Island | ||||
| WPB-87360 | Everett, Washington | ||||
| WPB-87361 | Portsmouth, Virginia | ||||
| WPB-87362 | San Diego, California | ||||
| WPB-87363 | Corpus Christi, Texas | ||||
| WPB-87364 | Honolulu, Hawaii | Decommissioned on 7 June 2021. | |||
| WPB-87365 | Petersburg, Alaska[15] | ||||
| WPB-87366 | Bellingham, Washington | ||||
| WPB-87367 | Decommissioned 29 May 2024 at St. Marys, Georgia and transferred to MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina. | ||||
| WPB-87368 | Kings Bay, Georgia | In active service as of May 29, 2024. | |||
| WPB-87369 | St Petersburg, Florida | ||||
| WPB-87370 | Miami Beach, Florida | ||||
| WPB-87371 | Juneau, Alaska | ||||
| WPB-87372 | St. Petersburg, Florida | ||||
| WPB-87373 | Decommissioned 29 May 2024 at St. Marys, Georgia and transferred to MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina. | ||||
| WPB-87374 | Kings Bay, Georgia | In active service as of May 29, 2024. | |||
| Sana'a | Yemen Coast Guard vessel. Reportedly sunk by a mine on 9 March 2017.[16] | ||||
| Aden | Yemen Coast Guard vessel. | ||||