Navsea Combatant Craft Department Of Suffolk News

The Coast Guard received a new 85-ft. patrol vessel at pier 36 in Seattle, Wash. The 85-ft. Fast Patrol Craft, designed by Jack W. Sarin Naval Architects, Inc. of Bainbridge Island, Wash and built by Guardian Marine International, LLC of Edmonds, Wash has 5,470 combined horsepower with twin Detroit Diesel engines. The ship is designed to be a high speed, all-weather vessel that is capable of speeds up to 40 knots, and a range of 1,700 nautical miles (at best economical speed). The craft comes equipped with towing capability, a small boat, and two .50 cal machine gun mounts. A test and evaluation of the Fast Patrol Craft is scheduled this fall in and around Seattle to help determine if the vessel is suitable for Coast Guard service.