MY Farley Mowat

Class overview
Name: Island-class patrol boat
Builders: Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, Louisiana
Operators: United States Coast Guard
Completed: 49
Active: ≈37
History
USA
Class and type: Island-class patrol boat
Name: USCG Pea Island
Owner: United States Coast Guard
Builder: Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, Louisiana
Fate: Decomissioned
History
Name: MY Farley Mowat (2015-present)
Owner: Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
Acquired: January 2015
In service: 2015
Status: in active service
General characteristics
Type: cutter
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

The MY Farley Mowat is a cutter-class vessel owned and operated by the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. It is being used in their direct action campaigns against whaling and against illegal fisheries activities.[1]

In January 2015, Sea Shepherd purchased two recently decommissioned Island-class patrol boats from the U.S. Coast Guard, capable of a top speed of 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph). They were the USCG Block Island and the USCG Pea Island, and were renamed MY Jules Verne and MY Farley Mowat, respectively.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Sea Shepherd Welcomes the Farley Mowat and the Jules Verne to its Fleet". Sea Shepherd Global. June 2, 2015. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
  2. Konrad, John (June 1, 2015). "Sea Shepard Grows "Eco-Pirate" Fleet With Purchase Of USCG Vessels". G Captain.

External links

File image of an Island-class patrol boat


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