USCGC Winslow W. Griesser (WPC-1116)

Delivering Winslow W. Griesser.

The USCGC Winslow W. Griesser (WPC-1116) was the sixteenth Sentinel-class cutter to be delivered.[1][2] She will be the fourth of six Sentinel-class vessels to be stationed in San Juan, Puerto Rico.[3] Bollinger shipyards delivered her to the United States Coast Guard, in Key West, Florida, on December 23, 2015. After completed her acceptance trials, she has commissioned in March 11, 2016.[4]

Namesake

Like all the vessels in her class the Winslow W. Griesser is named after an individual from the Coast Guard's past who has been recognized as a hero.[5] Winslow W. Griesser was the keeper of the United States Lifesaving Service's Buffalo Station, in 1900.[6] When he and his crew ventured out in stormy weather to rescue the crew of two scows they saw had overturned, their own surfboat overturned.[7] Nevertheless Griesser and a companion tried to swim out, with a tow rope, to rescue survivors who were clinging tenuously to a pile. Griesser's companion was injured, and Griesser continued, alone. He reached the pile, and with great difficulty did rescue the sole remaining survivor. Griesser received a gold lifesaving medal to recognize his exceptional bravery in this rescue.

References

  1. ↑ "Bollinger Delivers The CGC Winslow Griesser, The 16th Fast Response Cutter To The USCG - Wednesday, December 23, 2015". Bollinger shipyards. 2015-12-23. Retrieved 2016-03-02. The 154 foot patrol craft WINSLOW GRIESSER is the 16th vessel in the Coast Guard's Sentinel-class FRC program.
  2. ↑ "US Coast Guard receives 16th fast response cutter". Naval Today. Retrieved 2016-03-02. https://navaltoday.com/2015/12/29/us-coast-guard-receives-16th-fast-response-cutter/ US Coast Guard receives 16th fast response cutter Naval Today The Coast Guard is acquiring 58 FRCs to replace the 110-foot Island-class patrol boats. The FRCs are designed for missions including drug and migrant interdiction; ports, waterways and coastal security; search and rescue; and national defense. line feed character in |quote= at position 85 (help)
  3. ↑ "Coast Guard accepts delivery of fast response cutter Winslow Griesser". Coast Guard News. 2015-12-28. Retrieved 2016-03-02. Fourteen FRCs are in service: six in Miami; six in Key West, Florida; and two in San Juan. The 15th FRC, the Joseph Napier, was delivered in October and is scheduled for commissioning in San Juan in January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Coast Guard commissions newest fast response cutter, Winslow Griesser, in San Juan, Puerto Rico". United States Coast Guard Newsroom. March 11, 2016. Retrieved March 12, 2016.
  5. ↑ Stephanie Young (2010-10-27). "Coast Guard Heroes". United States Coast Guard. Archived from the original on 2013-01-03. Retrieved 2012-04-20.
  6. ↑ "Bollinger delivers FRC Winslow Griesser". Marine Log. 2015-12-23. Retrieved 2016-03-02. Winslow W. Griesser, Keeper of the Buffalo Life-Saving Station in New York, was awarded the Gold Lifesaving Medal on February 23, 1901 for his heroic actions during a dramatic rescue on November 21, 1900.
  7. ↑ Christopher Havern (2014-01-14). "Coast Guard Heroes: Winslow W. Griesser". US Coast Guard. Retrieved 2016-03-02. Once on the beach Griesser saw that a man from one of the scows was hanging onto a pile. As use of a boat was impracticable, Griesser decided to swim out with a line accompanied by a surfman.
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