USCGC Marlin
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USCGC Marlin is the fourth Marine Protector-class coastal patrol boat. Her home port is Boston, Massachusetts.[1]
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USCGC Marlin |
| Builder | Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, Louisiana |
| Home port | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Identification |
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| Status | in active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Marine Protector-class coastal 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 x MTU diesels |
| Speed | 25 knots (46 km/h) |
| Range | 900 nmi (1,700 km) |
| Endurance | 5 days |
| Complement | 10 |
| Armament | 2 × .50 caliber M2 Browning machine guns |
In 2010 Marlin was assigned to help clean up oil from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.[2]
In 2013 Marlin searched for David Lashley, a Florida resident whose boat broke down 15 miles (24 km) off Cedar Key.[3]
On November 3, 2015, the Marlin and USCGC Kathleen Moore participated in the interception and repatriation of 85 individuals who tried to flee Cuba, by sea.[4]
