| USCGC William Flores (WPC-1103) | |
|---|---|
 Launch of William Flores | |
| Career |  |
| Namesake: | William Flores |
| Builder: | Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, Louisiana |
| Launched: | 29 November 2011 |
| 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 × crew-served Browning M2 machine guns |
USCGC William Flores is a Sentinel-class cutter scheduled to serve in Miami, Florida upon her commissioning.[1][2][3]
Like her sister ships, she is equipped for coastal security patrols, interdiction of drug and people smugglers, and search and rescue. Like the smaller Marine Protector class she is equipped with a stern launching ramp.[2] The ramp allows the deployment and retrieval of her high speed water-jet powered pursuit boat without first coming to a stop. She is capable of more than 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) and armed with a remote controlled 25 millimetres (0.98 in) M242 Bushmaster autocannon; and four crew-served Browning M2 machine guns.
She is named after Seaman Apprentice William Ray Flores who died during the sinking of USCGC Blackthorn and who is credited with saving the lives of fellow crewmembers.[4] In November 2011 Flores was honored by having the third of Coast Guard's Sentinel-class cutters named after him.[5][6][7]
References[]
- ↑ Young, LT Stephanie (29 November 2011). "Third fast response cutter launched". Coast Guard Compass. United States Coast Guard. http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2011/11/third-fast-response-cutter-launched/.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chardy, Alfonso (18 October 2012). "Coast Guard unveils its newest cutter; base will be Miami Beach". Miami, Florida. Archived from the original on 2012-11-12. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.miamiherald.com%2F2012%2F10%2F18%2F3055376%2Fcoast-guard-unveils-its-newest.html&date=2012-11-12.
- ↑ Carpenter, Rhonda (5 November 2012). "Coast Guard Commissions Third Fast Response Cutter, William Flores". Defense Media Network. Archived from the original on 2013-01-04. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.defensemedianetwork.com%2Fstories%2Fcoast-guard-commissions-third-fast-response-cutter-william-flores%2F&date=2013-01-04.
- ↑
McMahon, Patrick (7 February 1980). "'Hard right rudder': 'Blackthorn' skipper gave command too late, crewman testifies". p. 1B. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FuQnAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PVoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5487%2C4950715.
McMahon, Patrick (7 February 1980). "'Hard right rudder' (continued)". p. 8B. http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FuQnAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PVoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6801,5003607. - ↑ Diaz, Monika (28 November 2011). "Coast Guard remembers former crewman's actions, 31 years later". WFAA. Archived from the original on 2011-12-02. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wfaa.com%2Fnews%2Flocal%2FCoast-Guard-remembers-former-crewmans-actions-31-years-later-134642688.html&date=2011-12-02.
- ↑ "Third Fast Response Cutter Launched by Coast Guard". Maritime Executive. 30 November 2011. http://www.maritime-executive.com/article/third-fast-response-cutter-launched-by-coast-guard.
- ↑ "Getting his due Coast Guard hero receives honor posthumously". Fort Worth Star Telegram. 17 September 2000. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=ST&s_site=dfw&p_multi=ST&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAF9298B7BF1FC5&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM.
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