MV Sharpie
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Name | Island-class patrol boat |
| Builders | Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, Louisiana |
| Operators | United States Coast Guard |
| Completed | 49 |
| Active | ≈37 |
| History | |
 United States | |
| Owner | United States Coast Guard |
| Builder | Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, Louisiana |
| Launched | 1991 [1] |
| Out of service | 17 March 2014 [1] |
| Homeport | Bayonne, N.J. |
| Name | Since December 2017: MV Sharpie |
| Owner | Sea Shepherd Conservation Society |
| Operator | since 2017: Sea Shepherd Conservation Society |
| Identification | MMSI number: 325925000[2] |
| Status | in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Island-class patrol boat |
| Type | cutter |
| Tonnage | 168 tons |
| Length | 34 m (112 ft) |
| Beam | 6.4 m (21 ft) |
| Height | 2.0 m (6 ft 7 in) |
| Draught | 7.0 m (23.0 ft) |
| Propulsion | Two V-16 Caterpillar diesels[3] |
| Speed | 29.5 knots |
| Range | 3,300 miles |
| Endurance | 5 days |
The MV Sharpie is a cutter class vessel owned and operated by the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society since December 2017. She is being used in their direct action campaigns against illegal fisheries activities.[4][5]
Overview
The ship is an Island class patrol boat built by Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, Louisiana and first launched in 1991 as the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Bainbridge Island. After 22 years of service, it was retired in a ceremony in New Jersey on 17 March 2014.[1]
The vessel was purchased and was donated to Sea Shepherd Conservation Society by medtech entrepreneur Chris Sharp, and it was presented at a press conference on 11 December 2017 in Miami, Florida. The vessel was renamed MV Sharpie, named after its donor. She is a 34 m (112 ft) cutter powered by two Caterpillar diesel engines and can travel at a maximum speed of 29.5 knots (54.6 km/h) with a range of 3,300 nmi (6,112 km).
See also
- Neptune's Navy, Sea Shepherd vessels
- Sea Shepherd Conservation Society operations
References
- ^ a b c Coast Guard Bids Farewell to Historic Cutter. Gail Dale, Military.com. 17 March 2014.
- ^ Sharpie - Pleasure Craft. Marine Traffic. 2017.
- ^ U.S.C.G.C. BAINBRIDGE ISLAND (WPB-1343) (PDF). Intrepid Museum.
- ^ Sea Shepherd Launches New Anti-poaching Vessel M/V Sharpie. Sea Shepherd. 7 December 2017.
- ^ Sea Shepherd Launches New Anti-Poaching Vessel M/V Sharpie. Ocean News & Technology.8 December 2017.
