Posted on 2/9/2018
Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, La., has delivered the 154′ fast response cutter (FRC) Oliver Berry to the Coast Guard. The agency took delivery on June 27 in Key West, Fla., and the vessel’s commissioning is scheduled for October in Honolulu.
The new patrol craft is the 24th vessel in the Coast Guard’s Sentinel-class FRC program. To build the FRC, Bollinger used a proven, in-service parent craft design based on the Damen Stan Patrol Boat 4708. It has a flank speed of 28 knots, state of the art command, control, communications and computer technology, and a stern launch system for the vessel’s 26′ cutter boat....