USCGC Bernard C. Webber (WPC 1101)

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The first Fast Response Cutter, Bernard C. Webber, gets underway.

The USCGC Bernard C. Webber is the first of the United States Coast Guard's Sentinel class cutters.[1] Like most of her sister ships she will replace an 110 foot Island class cutter.

The Bernard C. Webber was launched in April 2011.[2] She commenced her sea trials on November 27, 2011. She arrived in her homeport of Miami, Florida, on February 6, 2012.[3] She was commissioned on April 14, 2012, at the Port of Miami, Miami, Florida.

The Bernard C. Webber, and the second and third vessels in the class, the Richard Etheridge, and the William Flores, will all be based in Miami, Florida.[4]

Like the other ships of her class the Bernard C. Webber is named after a heroic enlisted member of the Coast Guard.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Stephanie Young (2010-10-17). "Coast Guard heroes: Bernard C. Webber". United States Coast Guard. http://www.uscg.mil/history/people/WebberBernard/WebberBernardCbio.asp. Retrieved 2012-04-26. 
  2. "Bollinger Built Fast Response Cutter Undergoes Sea Trials". Maritime Executive. 2011-12-06. http://www.maritime-executive.com/article/bollinger-built-fast-response-cutter-undergoes-sea-trials. Retrieved 2011-12-13. "The vessel, now known as BERNARD C. WEBBER, was launched on April 21 and first got underway on November 27th to begin builder’s trials. The builder’s trials will include pier side and underway machinery and equipment tests including propulsion, command control and navigation. After successful builder’s trials WEBBER will prepare for acceptance trails by the Coast Guard, prior to its January 2012 delivery."  mirror
  3. "New Coast Guard cutter steams into Miami". Miami Herald. 2012-02-09. http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/02/09/2633605/new-coast-guard-cutter-steams.html. Retrieved 2012-04-27. 
  4. "Acquisition Update: Second Sentinel-class Fast Response Cutter Contract Option Awarded". United States Coast Guard. 2010-09-15. http://www.uscg.mil/hq/cg9/newsroom/updates/sentinel091510.asp. Retrieved 2011-12-13.