USCGC Yellowfin
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USCGC Yellowfin |
| Homeport | Charleston, SC |
| Identification |
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| Status | in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Marine Protector-class patrol boat |
| Displacement | 91 long tons (92 t) |
| Length | 87 ft 0 in (26.5 m) |
| Beam | 19 ft 5 in (5.9 m) |
| Draft | 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 × MTU diesels |
| Speed | 25 knots (46 km/h) |
| Range | 900 nmi (1,700 km) |
| Endurance | 5 days |
| Complement | 10 |
| Armament | 2 × .50 caliber M2 Browning machine guns |
USCGC Yellowfin (WPB-87319) is an 87-foot (27 m) long Marine Protector-class patrol boat of the United States Coast Guard built by Bollinger Shipyards in Lockport, Louisiana. She was the 19th vessel in her class, which was so successful that the Coast Guard commissioned 73 cutters.
She is home-ported in Charleston, South Carolina.[1]
Design
[edit]Like her sister ships she was designed for a crew of ten on missions of up to five days. She was designed for mixed-gender crews. Her modest armament is a pair of M2 Browning heavy machine guns. She was designed with a stern launching ramp that allows her to deploy and retrieve a high-speed pursuit boat without first coming to a stop. Only a single crew member is required to remain on deck when the pursuit boat is being launched or retrieved.
Operational history
[edit]In September 2017, Yellowfin was one of the 13 Coast Guard cutters that were tasked to assist Puerto Rico respond to Hurricane Maria.[2][3]
On August 30, 2018, Yellowfin and USS Zephyr intercepted a go-fast boat carrying four drug smugglers from the Dominican Republic, and 32 kilograms (71 lb) of cocaine.[1][4]
On November 30, 2018, Yellowfin took part in a remembrance ceremony in Charleston, South Carolina, for those lost in the wreck of the pleasure craft Morning Dew, which sank with all hands on December 29, 1997.[5]
References
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"Coast Guard, USS Zephyr, CBIG partners seize $2 million dollars of cocaine". Coast Guard News. Bright Mountain Media. August 30, 2018. Archived from the original on April 19, 2019.
The Coast Guard Cutter Yellowfin later rendezvoused with the Zephyr and embarked the suspected smugglers and contraband for final transport and transfer to federal law enforcement authorities in Mayaguez.
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"Coast Guard continues hurricane response in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands". Coast Guard News. Bright Mountain Media. September 25, 2017. Archived from the original on October 5, 2017.
The Coast Guard continues the hurricane response Monday in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands with 13 cutters and 10 aircraft.
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"Coast Guard sets port condition Zulu for Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands". WorkBoat. September 17, 2017. Archived from the original on April 19, 2019. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
Coast Guard Cutter Yellowfin returns to port in San Juan, Puerto Rico, after departing the U.S. Virgin Islands due to Hurricane Maria on Sept. 17, 2017.
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Stephanie Brown (September 3, 2018). "Jacksonville-based Navy ship helps detain 4 suspected drug smugglers". ActionNewsJax.com. WOKV-FM. Archived from the original on April 19, 2019. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
The Coast Guard Cutter Yellowfin eventually met the USS Zephyr to take the suspected smugglers and contraband for transport to federal law enforcement in Mayaguez.
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Caitlin Byrd (November 30, 2018). "The fatal Charleston sailboat accident that changed Coast Guard search and rescue". The Post and Courier. Archived from the original on April 19, 2019. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
Members of the Cornett and Hurd families dropped four wreaths from the Coast Guard cutter Yellowfin into the water just south of the north jetty.
