| USCGC Raymond Evans (WPC-1110) | |
|---|---|
 The Raymond Evans, during her sea trials | |
| Career |  |
| Namesake: | Raymond Evans (USCG) |
| Builder: | Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, Louisiana |
| Launched: | June 2014 |
| Commissioned: | September 2014 |
| Status: | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Sentinel-class cutter |
| Displacement: | 353 long tons (359 t) |
| Length: | 46.8 m (154 ft) |
| Beam: | 8.11 m (26.6 ft) |
| Depth: | 2.9 m (9.5 ft) |
| Propulsion: |
2 × 4,300 kW (5,800 shp) 1 × 75 kW (101 shp) bow thruster |
| Speed: | 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) |
| Endurance: |
5 days, 2,500 nmi (4,600 km; 2,900 mi) Designed to be on patrol 2,500 hours per year |
| Boats & landing craft carried: | 1 × Short Range Prosecutor RHIB |
| Complement: | 2 officers, 20 crew |
| Sensors and processing systems: | L-3 C4ISR suite |
| Armament: |
1 × Mk 38 Mod 2 25 mm automatic gun 4 × Browning M2 .50 cal machine guns Various small arms |
USCGC Raymond Evans is the tenth vessel in the United States Coast Guard's Sentinel class cutters.[1][2] All the vessels are named after members of the Coast Guard, or its precursor services, who are remembered for their heroism. Names had already been assigned for the first fourteen vessels, when Commander Raymond Evans died, and the USCG Commandant announced that the next Sentinel class cutter would be named after him. Joseph Napier, who was originally scheduled to be the namesake of the tenth vessel, had his name moved to the beginning of the second list of heroes names, and will now be the namesake of the fifteenth vessel.
The vessel was delivered to the Coast Guard, for pre-commissioning trials, on June 25, 2014.[1][2] On August 20, 2014, an open house was held to allow residents of Key West, Florida to tour the vessel.[3] The vessel was commissioned on September 6, 2014.[4][5][6]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Bollinger delivers the CGC Raymond Evans the tenth fast response cutter to the USCG". Lockport, Louisiana: Bollinger shipyards. 2014-06-25. Archived from the original on 2014-08-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20140820222504/http://www.bollingershipyards.com/news-resources/Bollinger-Delivers-The-CGC-Raymond-Evans-The-Tenth-Fast-Response-Cutter-To-The-USCG. "Bollinger Shipyards, Inc. has delivered the RAYMOND EVANS, the tenth Fast Response Cutter (FRC) to the United States Coast Guard."
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Bollinger Delivers 10th Coast Guard FRC". Maritime Executive. 2014-06-25. Archived from the original on 2014-06-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20140626013216/http://www.maritime-executive.com/article/Bollinger-Delivers-10th-Coast-Guard-FRC-2014-06-25. Retrieved 2014-06-25. "The Coast Guard took delivery on June 25, 2014 in Key West, Florida and is scheduled to commission the vessel in Key West, Florida during September, 2014."
- ↑ Adam Linhardt (2014-08-18). "Coast Guard: Free tours of new cutter". Key West, Florida: Florida Keys News. Archived from the original on 2014-08-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20140820221725/http://keysnews.com/node/57444. "The Coast Guard will offer free tours from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today and on Monday of its newest Sentinel class Fast Response Cutter. the Raymond Evans -- named after the late Coast Guard Cmdr. Raymond J. Evans -- is the fourth FRC to arrive in the Southernmost City."
- ↑ "KEY WEST NAVY LEAGUE COMMISSIONING COMMITTEE welcomes you". Key West Navy League. Archived from the original on 2014-08-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20140821000109/http://www.keywestnavyleaguecommissioningcommittee.org/KWNLCommissioningCommittee/Welcome.html. Retrieved 2014-08-20. "Be a SPONSOR of the commissioning and be part of the excitement as our local Coast Guard Sector builds the newest local fleet! Next Commissioning is September 6, 2014 for CGC RAYMOND EVANS (WPC-1110)."
- ↑ Nancy Klingener (2014-08-26). "New Coast Guard Ship Honors WWII Hero In Key West". WLRN. Archived from the original on 2014-08-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20140827120648/http://wlrn.org/post/new-coast-guard-ship-honors-wwii-hero-key-west. Retrieved 2014-08-27. "A World War II hero will be honored when the Coast Guard's newest cutter is commissioned into service in Key West on Sept. 6."
- ↑ Adam Linhardt (2014-09-06). "Newest Key West cutter enters service". Key West, Florida: Key West Citizen. Archived from the original on 2014-11-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20141127164824/http://keysnews.com/node/57906. "Coast Guard Sector Key West officially becomes home today for the 154-foot Cutter Raymond J. Evans. The Raymond J. Evans will be commissioned as it becomes the fourth of six new Fast Response Cutters that will be stationed in the Southernmost City."
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