USCGC Lawrence O. Lawson (WPC-1120)
| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name: | Lawrence O. Lawson |
| Namesake: | Lawrence O. Lawson |
| Operator: | United States Coast Guard |
| Builder: | Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, Louisiana |
| Launched: | October 20, 2016 |
| Acquired: | October 20, 2016[1] |
| Homeport: | Cape May, New Jersey |
| Identification: | WPC-1120 |
| Status: | Sea trial |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Sentinel-class cutter |
| Displacement: | 353 long tons (359 t) |
| Length: | 46.8 m (154 ft) |
| Beam: | 8.11 m (26.6 ft) |
| Depth: | 2.9 m (9.5 ft) |
| Propulsion: |
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| Speed: | 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) |
| Endurance: |
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| Boats & landing craft carried: | 1 × Short Range Prosecutor RHIB |
| Complement: | 2 officers, 20 crew |
| Sensors and processing systems: | L-3 C4ISR suite |
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USCGC Lawrence O. Lawson is the 20th Sentinel-class cutter to be delivered to the United States Coast Guard.[2][3][4][1][5] She was built at Bollinger Shipyards, in Lockport, Louisiana, and delivered to the Coast Guard, for her sea trials, on October 20, 2016. She is scheduled to be commissioned early in 2017. She will be the second cutter of her class to be the homeported in Cape May, New Jersey, and also the second to be stationed outside of the Caribbean.
Like her sister ships, Lawrence O. Lawson will be primarily devoted to search and rescue, and interception of drug and people smugglers. The vessels are capable of a full speed of at least 28 knots (32 mph), and have a range of 2,950 nautical miles (5,460 km). The vessels are designed to support a crew of approximately two dozen, for missions of up to five days.[2] The 58 Sentinel-class cutters will replace the slightly smaller Island-class cutters.
Namesake
In 2010, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Charles "Skip" W. Bowen, the U.S. Coast Guard's senior enlisted person at the time, lobbied for the new Sentinel-class cutters to be named after enlisted Coast Guardsmen, or personnel from its precursor services, who had distinguished themselves by their heroism.[6] The vessel is named in honor of Lawrence O. Lawson, who served as the United States Lifesaving Service's stationkeeper, in Evanston, Illinois, and who lead the crew of his oar-powered surfboat into icy, stormy waters in the widely celebrated rescue of the entire crew of the steamship Calumet.[7][8]
References
- 1 2 "Acquisition Update: Coast Guard Accepts 20th Fast Response Cutter" (Press release). United States Coast Guard. 2016-10-21. Retrieved 2016-10-21.
- 1 2 Ken Hocke (2016-10-20). "Bollinger delivers another USCG fast response cutter". Workboat.com. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
The FRCs are named for an enlisted Coast Guard hero who distinguished him or herself in the line of duty. This vessel is named after Lawrence Lawson, who was awarded the Gold Lifesaving Medal on Oct. 17, 1890, for his leadership skills and heroic efforts in the successful rescue of the 18-member crew of the steam vessel Calumet.
- ↑ Mike Hill (2016-10-20). "Fast-response cutter delivered to Coast Guard". Houma Today. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
The 154-foot patrol craft Lawrence Lawson is the 20th vessel in the Coast Guard's Sentinel-class FRC program, the company said. Bollinger said the decision to have two of these vessels at Cape May is significant because it expands the footprint of FRC operations beyond the Bahamas and the Caribbean.
- ↑ Eric Haun (2016-10-20). "Bollinger Delivers FRC to the US Coast Guard". Marine Link. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
- ↑ "USCG accepts 20th FRC". Shephard Media. 2016-10-25. Retrieved 2016-10-25.
The US Coast Guard (USCG) has accepted delivery of its 20th Sentinel-class fast response cutter (FRC), USCGC Lawrence Lawson, it announced on 21 October. This will be the second FRC to be stationed at Cape May, New Jersey, following its commissioning in early 2017.
- ↑ Susan Schept (2010-03-22). "Enlisted heroes honored". United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 2013-02-01.
After the passing of several well-known Coast Guard heroes last year, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Charles “Skip” Bowen mentioned in his blog that the Coast Guard does not do enough to honor its fallen heroes.
- ↑ Stephanie Young, Christopher Havern (2014-01-20). "Coast Guard Heroes: Lawrence O. Lawson". United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
- ↑ "Northwestern University : a history : 1855-1905". Northwestern University. 1955. Retrieved 2016-10-20.
Mr. Lawson's appointment, which was made July 17, 1880, was due to the general conviction of those most interested that the service demanded as responsible head a man of more mature years and experience than was likely to be found among the students.