 Farley Mowat at dock | |
| Career (United States) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | Pea Island |
| Namesake: | Pea Island |
| Owner: | United States Coast Guard |
| Builder: | Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, Louisiana |
| Yard number: | 229[1] |
| Acquired: | 25 October 1991[1] |
| Identification: | Hull number: WPB-1347 |
| Fate: | Transferred to Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Scrapped in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico by Ocean Express Recycling |
| Career | |
| Name: | Farley Mowat |
| Owner: | Sea Shepherd Conservation Society |
| Acquired: | January 2015 |
| In service: | 2015 |
| Identification: | |
| Fate: | Scrapped in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico by Ocean Express Recycling |
| Status: | Ship in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Island-class patrol boat |
| Displacement: | 168 tons |
| Length: | 110 ft (34 m) |
| Beam: | 21 ft (6.4 m) |
| Draft: | 6.5 ft (2.0 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 Paxman Valenta or Caterpillar diesels |
| Speed: | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
| Range: | 3,300 miles |
| Endurance: | 5 days |
MY Farley Mowat (formerly USCGC Pea Island (WPB-1347)) is a cutter owned and operated by the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. She is being used in their direct action campaigns against whaling and against illegal fisheries activities.[2]
In January 2015, Sea Shepherd purchased two decommissioned Island Class patrol boat from the United States Coast Guard, capable of a top speed of 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph). They were USCGC Block Island and USCGC Pea Island, and were renamed Template:MY and MY Farley Mowat, respectively.[2] The Jules Verne was later renamed the MV John Paul DeJoria after Sea shepherd supporter John Paul DeJoria. They were joined by another ex-USCG island class cutter in December 2017, the MV Sharpie.[3] The MY Farley Mowat is currently serving in the Sea Shepherd's Operation Milagro alongside the MY Sam Simon, MV White Holly and MV Sharpie [4]
Ship's black and white racing stripe
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Bollinger Shipyards". http://shipbuildinghistory.com/shipyards/large/bollinger2.htm. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Sea Shepherd Welcomes the Farley Mowat and the Jules Verne to its Fleet". Sea Shepherd Global. June 2, 2015. Archived from the original on June 11, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150611021104/https://www.seashepherdglobal.org/news-and-commentary/news/sea-shepherd-welcomes-the-farley-mowat-and-the-jules-verne-to-its-fleet.html/. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
- ↑ Sea Shepherd Launches New Anti-poaching Vessel M/V Sharpie Archived 2017-12-08 at the Wayback Machine.. Sea Shepherd. 7 December 2017.
- ↑ "Vaquita Porpoise: Operation Milagro" (in en-US). 2019-05-09. https://seashepherd.org/milagro/.
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