Newsroom
2012
Feb. 10, 2012 - Lead Fast Response Cutter Delivered to the Coast Guard
2011
Dec. 2011 - Lead FRC Completes Acceptance Trials
Nov. 30, 2011 - Fast Response Cutter Project Achievements
Nov. 29, 2011 - Third Fast Response Cutter Launched
Sept. 22, 2011 - Contract Option Awarded for Four More Fast Response Cutters
Aug. 19, 2011 - Second Fast Response Cutter Launched; Named for Coast Guard Hero, Richard Etheridge
May 2011 - One Step Closer: The Launch of the First Fast Response Cutter
April 21, 2011 - Coast Guard Launches First Fast Response Cutter
2010
Nov. 2010 - Fast Response Cutters: The Heroes of the Coast Guard Fleet
Oct. 27, 2010 - Coast Guard Heroes
- Richard Etheridge
- William Ray Flores
- Robert J. Yered
- Margaret Norvell
- Paul Leaman Clark
- Charles Walter David Jr.
- Charles Sexton
- Kathleen Moore
- Joseph Napier
- William Trump
- Richard Dixon
- Heriberto Hernandez
Oct. 20, 2010 - Recapitalization: The Fast Response Cutter
Sept. 15, 2010 - Second Sentinel-class Fast Response Cutter Contract Option Awarded
April 9, 2010 - U.S. Coast Guard Participated in Keel Laying Ceremony for first Sentinel-class Fast Response Cutter
March 22, 2010 - First Fast Response Cutter Named .
2009
Dec. 15, 2009 - Sentinel-class Patrol Boat Fast Response Cutter Contract Option Awarded
June 9, 2009 - DHS Recognizes Sentinel-class Patrol Boat Team
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Chief Procurement Officer recognized members of the United States Coast Guard's Sentinel-class Patrol Boat acquisition team at the Fiscal Year 2008 Competition and Acquisition Excellence Awards on June 9, 2009. The team was selected to receive the award under the 'Promoting and Achieving Competition by a Team' category for its exemplary work in incorporating best practices, using innovative and streamlined approaches, promoting competition, and collaborating with stakeholders to ensure a true best value outcome in the Sentinel-class Patrol Boat acquisition.
Feb. 17, 2009 - RADM Blore:Award Protest of Sentinel Contract Award Dismissed from U.S. Court of Federal Claims
Feb. 12, 2009 - Update: Update: Marinette Marine Corporation U.S. Court of Federal Claims Post-Award Protest of Sentinel Contract Award
Jan. 28, 2009 - RADM Blore: Coast Guard Sentinel-Class and Acquisitions Moving Forward
Jan. 13, 2009 - GAO Upholds U.S. Coast Guard Award of Sentinel-Class Patrol Boat to Bollinger Shipyards
2008
Oct. 15, 2008 - CG Journal: Sentinel Class Patrol Boat Protest
Oct. 2008 - Sentinel-Class Award a Milestone for Coast Guard Acquisition
Sept. 26, 2008 - Coast Guard Announces Award for Fast Response Cutter
Related: ALCOAST 466/08 l All Hands Message: FRC
2007
March 14, 2007 - Coast Guard Reassigns Deepwater Replacement Patrol Boat Acquisition Project
Media Contacts
Ms. Maureen Schumann
Director of Communications
Commandant (CG-9)
US Coast Guard
2100 2nd St SW Stop 7111
Washington, DC 20593-7111
Office: 202-475-3116
Maureen.Schumann@uscg.mil
Resources
Sentinel Class Patrol Boat Fact Sheet (pdf)
Q&A: Get Your Questions Answered
Comparison: Sentinel Class &
123' Patrol Boat Conversion (pdf)
Sentinel Class Patrol Boat Protest
Request for Proposal (pdf)
Adobe Acrobat Reader (PDF)