MY Farley Mowat

MY Farley Mowat (formerly USCGC Pea Island (WPB-1347)) is a cutter owned and operated by the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. She is being used in their direct action campaigns against whaling and against illegal fisheries activities.^[2]

For the previous vessel of the same name, see RV Farley Mowat.

Farley Mowat at dock
History
United States
Name	Pea Island
Namesake	Pea Island
Owner	United States Coast Guard
Builder	Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, Louisiana
Yard number	229[1]
Acquired	25 October 1991[1]
Identification	Hull number: WPB-1347
Fate	Transferred to Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Scrapped in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico by Ocean Express Recycling
History
Name	Farley Mowat
Owner	Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
Acquired	January 2015
In service	2015
Identification	Call sign: J7AL5 MMSI number: 314095000
Fate	Scrapped in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico by Ocean Express Recycling
Status	Ship in active service
General characteristics
Type	Island-class patrol boat
Displacement	168 tons
Length	110 ft (34 m)
Beam	21 ft (6.4 m)
Draft	6.5 ft (2.0 m)
Propulsion	2 Paxman Valenta or Caterpillar diesels
Speed	30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range	3,300 miles
Endurance	5 days

In January 2015, Sea Shepherd purchased two decommissioned Island Class patrol boat from the United States Coast Guard, capable of a top speed of 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph). They were USCGC Block Island and USCGC Pea Island, and were renamed MY Jules Verne and MY Farley Mowat, respectively.^[2] The Jules Verne was later renamed the MV John Paul DeJoria after Sea shepherd supporter John Paul DeJoria. They were joined by another ex-USCG island class cutter in December 2017, the MV Sharpie.^[3] The MY Farley Mowat is currently serving in the Sea Shepherd's Operation Milagro alongside the MY Sam Simon, MV White Holly and MV Sharpie ^[4]

See also

Ship's black and white racing stripe

• Neptune's Navy, Sea Shepherd fleet
• Sea Shepherd Conservation Society operations