USCGC Marlin

USCGC Marlin is the fourth Marine Protector-class coastal patrol boat. Her home port is Boston, Massachusetts.[1]

History
United States
NameUSCGC Marlin
BuilderBollinger Shipyards, Lockport, Louisiana
HomeportBoston, Massachusetts
Identification
Statusin active service
General characteristics
Class and typeMarine Protector-class coastal patrol boat
Displacement91 long tons (92 t)
Length87 ft 0 in (26.5 m)
Beam19 ft 5 in (5.9 m)
Draft5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Propulsion2 x MTU diesels
Speed25 knots (46 km/h)
Range900 nmi (1,700 km)
Endurance5 days
Complement10
Armament2 × .50 caliber M2 Browning machine guns

In 2010 Marlin was assigned to help clean up oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.[2]

In 2013 Marlin searched for David Lashley, a Florida resident whose boat broke down 15 miles (24 km) off Cedar Key.[3]

On November 3, 2015, the Marlin and USCGC Kathleen Moore participated in the interception and repatriation of 85 individuals who tried to flee Cuba, by sea.[4]

References
  1. "Coast Guard Cutter Marlin: Exhibit#2 2000-2005". USCG. Archived from the original on 2015-09-21. The Coast Guard Cutter Marlin, an 87-foot patrol boat home ported at Fort Myers Fla., conducts a patrol off Florida's West Coast.
  2. "News Release: Coast Guard Cutter Marlin to hold change of command". USCG. 2010-07-08.
  3. "Coast Guard, FWC search for overdue 49-year-old man near Cedar Key, Fla". USCG. 2013-02-07.
  4. "US Coast Guard repatriates 85 Cuban migrants". Caribbean News Now. 2015-11-03. Retrieved 2015-11-03. The Coast Guard Cutters Kathleen Moore, Marlin, along with numerous other Coast Guard patrol boats and aircraft, aggressively patrol the Florida Straits to detect and deter illegal and unsafe maritime migration. Safety of life at sea is always the Coast Guard's top priority.
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