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Home» News»First Two USCG Cutters Arrive at New Homeport In Bahrain
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The 153-foot long Sentinel-class patrol boat is capable of speeds of 28 plus knots. It is armed with one stabilized, remotely-operated 25mm chain gun and four crew-served .50 caliber machine guns. (Credit: Bollinger Shipyards)

First Two USCG Cutters Arrive at New Homeport In Bahrain

Coast Guard fast response cutters (FRCs) Charles Moulthrope and Robert Goldman arrived at their new homeport of Manama, Bahrain, May 25.

Martin Manaranche 02 Jun 2021

U.S. Coast Guard press release

They are the first two of six Fast Response Cutters (FRC) to be assigned to Patrol Forces Southwest Asia (PATFORSWA). Additional cutters are planned for arrival in 2022 and 2023. The FRCs will replace the existing Coast Guard Island-class patrol boats Aquidneck and Adak.

The FRC program sent a transition team to support arrival of the new vessels including logistics deliveries and maintenance training.

Fast response cutters USCGC Robert Goldman (WPC 1142), USCGC Charles Moulthrope (WPC 1141), and patrol boats USCGC Maui (WPB 1304) and Adak (WPB 1333) sail in the @US5thFleet en route to #Bahrain, May 24 @USCG pic.twitter.com/WlvI26SiBJ

— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) May 28, 2021

PATFORSWA is the Coast Guard’s largest unit outside of the United States. Established in 2002 to support Operation Iraqi Freedom, PATFORSWA plays a critical role in maritime security and maritime infrastructure protection operations. Its mission is to train, organize, equip, support and deploy combat-ready Coast Guard forces in support of U.S. Central Command and national security objectives.

The Sentinel-class FRCs feature advanced command, control, communications, computers, cyber, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance equipment; over-the-horizon cutter boat deployment to reach vessels of interest; and improved habitability and seakeeping. The cutters are designed for multiple missions, including search and rescue; national defense; ports, waterways and coastal security; drug and migrant interdiction; and fisheries patrols.

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