USCGC Blue Shark

USCGC Blue Shark (WPB-87360) is an 87-foot (27 m) long Marine Protector-class coastal patrol boat of the United States Coast Guard built by Bollinger Shipyards in Lockport, Louisiana.

USCGC Blue Shark

USCGC Blue Shark (WPB-87360) in July 2005.
History
United States
Name	USCGC Blue Shark
Builder	Bollinger Shipyards
Homeport	Port Angeles, Washington, U.S.
Identification	MMSI number: 366999636 Callsign: NLEX
Status	in active service
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General characteristics [1]
Displacement	91 lt
Length	87 ft (27 m)
Beam	19 ft 5 in (5.92 m)
Draft	5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Propulsion	2 x MTU diesels
Speed	25 kn (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range	900 nmi (1,700 km)
Endurance	5 days
Complement	10
Armament	2 × .50 caliber M2 Browning machine guns

History

Blue Shark, one of the newest cutters in the U.S. Coast Guard's fleet, is homeported at Everett, Washington and her primary missions are ports, waterways and coastal security, search and rescue, law enforcement, marine environmental response, recreational boating safety and military readiness.^[1]

See also

• List of United States Coast Guard cutters