MY Farley Mowat

Class overview
Name: Island-class patrol boat
Builders: Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, Louisiana
Operators: United States Coast Guard
Completed: 49
Active: ≈37
History
USA
Class and type: Island-class patrol boat
Name: USCG Pea Island
Owner: United States Coast Guard
Builder: Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, Louisiana
Fate: Decomissioned
History
Name: MY Farley Mowat (2015-present)
Owner: Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
Acquired: January 2015
In service: 2015
Status: in active service
General characteristics
Type: cutter
Displacement: 168 tons
Length: 110 ft (34 m)
Beam: 21 ft (6.4 m)
Draft: 6.5 ft (2.0 m)
Propulsion: 2 Paxman Valenta or Caterpillar diesels
Speed: 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range: 3,300 miles
Endurance: 5 days

The MY Farley Mowat is a cutter-class vessel owned and operated by the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. It is being used in their direct action campaigns against whaling and against illegal fisheries activities.[1]

In January 2015, Sea Shepherd purchased two recently decommissioned Island-class patrol boats from the U.S. Coast Guard, capable of a top speed of 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph). They were the USCG Block Island and the USCG Pea Island, and were renamed MY Jules Verne and MY Farley Mowat, respectively.[1][2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Sea Shepherd Welcomes the Farley Mowat and the Jules Verne to its Fleet". Sea Shepherd Global. June 2, 2015. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
  2. ↑ Konrad, John (June 1, 2015). "Sea Shepard Grows "Eco-Pirate" Fleet With Purchase Of USCG Vessels". G Captain.
File image of an Island-class patrol boat


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