USCGC Dorado (WPB-87306) was the sixth cutter of the Marine Protector-class patrol boats. Dorado was built at Bollinger Shipyards in Lockport, Louisiana and commissioned in April 1999 and decommissioned on 10 March 2021.[3] Dorado's home port was in Crescent City, California and served under Coast Guard Group Humboldt Bay in the Eleventh Coast Guard District.
.jpg) USCGC Dorado (WPB-87306)
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| Name | USCGC Dorado |
| Operator | United States Coast Guard |
| Builder | Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, Louisiana |
| Commissioned | April 1999 |
| Decommissioned | 10 March 2021 |
| Homeport | Crescent City, California |
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| Fate | Decommissioned, awaiting sale to a foreign military partner |
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| 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 × 1,500 hp (1,119 kW) MTU twin-turbocharged, eight-cylinder diesels |
| Speed | 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)+ |
| Range | 900 nmi (1,700 km) |
| Endurance | 3 days |
| Complement | 12 |
| Sensors and processing systems | 1 × AN/SPS-73 surface search radar |
| Armament | 2 × .50 caliber M2 Browning machine guns |
After decommissioning, Dorado will be transferred to the Department of Defense's Foreign Military Sales Program and is awaiting sale to an allied partner.[3]
References edit
- ^ "Dorado Photo Gallery". United States Coast Guard. 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- ^ "Cutter Dorado (WPB 87306)". United States Coast Guard. 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- ^ a b "U.S. Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay Patrol Boat Decommissioned After 21 Years of Service". Lost Coast Outpost. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
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