MY Farley Mowat
Coast guard cutter acquired in 2015
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MY Farley Mowat (formerly USCGC Pea Island (WPB-1347)) was a cutter owned and operated by the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. She was used in their direct action campaigns against whaling and against illegal fisheries activities.[2]
Farley Mowat at dock | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Pea Island |
| Namesake | Pea Island |
| Owner | United States Coast Guard |
| Builder | Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, Louisiana |
| Yard number | 229[1] |
| Acquired | 25 October 1991[1] |
| Identification | Hull number: WPB-1347 |
| Fate | Transferred to Sea Shepherd Conservation Society |
| History | |
| Name | Farley Mowat |
| Owner | Sea Shepherd Conservation Society |
| Acquired | January 2015 |
| In service | 2015 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Scrapped in Mazatlán, Sinaloa, Mexico by Ocean Express Recycling[citation needed] |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Island-class patrol boat |
| 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 |
In January 2015, Sea Shepherd purchased two decommissioned Island-class patrol boats from the United States Coast Guard, capable of a top speed of 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph). They were USCGC Block Island and USCGC Pea Island, and were renamed MY Jules Verne and MY Farley Mowat, respectively.[2] The Jules Verne was later renamed the MV John Paul DeJoria after Sea Shepherd supporter John Paul DeJoria. They were joined by another ex-USCG island class cutter in December 2017, the MV Sharpie.[3] The MY Farley Mowat served in the Sea Shepherd's Operation Milagro alongside the MY Sam Simon, MV White Holly and MV Sharpie.[4]
See also
- Neptune's Navy, Sea Shepherd fleet
- Sea Shepherd Conservation Society operations
