Bollinger Shipyards delivered the 11th Sentinel-class Fast Response Cutter (FRC) to the United States Coast Guard today named WILLIAM TRUMP. Her commissioning is planned for early January in Key West, Florida. The 154-foot Sentinel-class FRCs are based on the Damen Stan Patrol Boat 4708 design and have a flank speed of 28 knots, state of the art command, control, … [Read more...]
U.S. Coast Guard Exercises $225 Million Option at Bollinger
Bollinger Shipyards in Lockport, Louisiana will be staying busy until at least 2017 following today's award from the U.S. Coast Guard for an additional six Sentinel-class Fast Response Cutters (FRCs). This option award brings the total number of FRCs under contract with Bollinger to 30, with a current contract value of $1.4 billion, the company notes in a statement. Chris … [Read more...]
Former Bee Mar OSV “Ms Charlotte” Heads to Sea Trials
Originally built for Bee Mar, the Bollinger shipyards-built platform supply vessel, Ms Charlotte is one of 7 vessel recently purchased by Edison Chouest from Bollinger. This vessel will be on contract for Anadarko following delivery. The above image shows the vessel departing on its first sail from Bollinger's yard in Amelia, Louisiana to Port Fourchon for sea … [Read more...]
The Inspirational Story Behind The USCG’s Ninth FRC Namesake, Kathleen Moore
Bollinger Shipyards of Lockport, Louisiana has delivered the KATHLEEN MOORE, the ninth Fast Response Cutter (FRC) to the U.S. Coast Guard. As with each FRC, the new cutter is named for an enlisted Coast Guard hero who distinguished him or herself in the line of duty, in this case Lighthouse Keeper Kathleen Moore. Kate, as she was often referred, first stood watch in 1817 … [Read more...]
Bollinger Among Three Shipyards Selected for USCG Offshore Patrol Cutter Program
Bollinger Shipyards of Lockport, Louisiana is one of three shipbuilders selected by the U.S. Coast Guard for the design phase of the $12 billion Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) program. The two other shipyards selected are General Dynamics Bath Iron Works in Maine and Eastern Shipbuilding of Panama City, Fl. The three beat out other shipbuilders competing for the contract, … [Read more...]
General Dynamics Gets Shot at $12 Billion U.S. Ship Program
By Kathleen Miller and Jonathan D. Salant Feb. 12 (Bloomberg) -- General Dynamics Corp. has been awarded one of three initial contracts in a $12 billion U.S. Coast Guard ship program, with competitor Huntington Ingalls Industries Inc. shut out. Huntington, the government’s No. 1 shipbuilder, had bid on the design contracts for the offshore patrol cutters, which will … [Read more...]
Eighth Damen-Designed Fast Response Cutter Delivered to U.S. Coast Guard
Bollinger Shipyards delivered the 154 foot patrol craft CHARLES SEXTON yesterday to the 7th Coast Guard District located in Key West, FL. She is the eighth Sentinel-class Fast Response Cutter (FRC) ordered by the United States Coast Guard to be delivered by Bollinger. To build the FRC, Bollinger Shipyards used a proven, in-service parent craft design based on the Damen Stan … [Read more...]