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USCGC Manowar

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History
United States
NameUSCGC Manowar
Commissioned2001
HomeportGalveston, Texas
Statusin active service
General characteristics
Displacement91 lt
Length87 ft (27 m)
Beam19 ft 5 in (5.92 m)
Draft5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Propulsion2 x MTU diesels
Speed25 kn (46 km/h; 29 mph)
Range900 nmi (1,700 km)
Endurance5 days
Complement10
Armament2 × .50 caliber M2 Browning machine guns

USCGC Manowar (WPB-87330) 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 and was the thirtieth vessel commissioned in her class. Manowar is homeported at Galveston, Texas and her primary missions are ports, waterways and coastal security, search and rescue, law enforcement, marine environmental response, recreational boating safety and military readiness. She was commissioned in 2001.[1]


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References

  1. ^ "USCGC Manowar". USCG cutter history. U.S. Coast Guard Historians Office. Retrieved 12 June 2012.