USCGC Marlin

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

History
United States
Name	USCGC Marlin
Builder	Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, Louisiana
Homeport	Boston, Massachusetts
Identification	MMSI number: 366999603 Callsign: NJZP
Status	in active service
General characteristics
Class & type	Marine Protector-class coastal patrol boat
Displacement	91 long tons (92 t)
Length	87 ft 0 in (26.5 m)
Beam	19 ft 5 in (5.9 m)
Draft	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Propulsion	2 x MTU diesels
Speed	25 knots (46 km/h)
Range	900 nmi (1,700 km)
Endurance	5 days
Complement	10
Armament	2 × .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]