USCGC Joseph Doyle

USCGC Joseph Doyle (WPC-1133) is the United States Coast Guard's 33rd Sentinel-class cutter. Upon completion, she was transferred to the Coast Guard in Key West for her acceptance trials on March 21, 2019.^[1][3] She was commissioned on June 8, 2019,^[2] and is the first of a second cohort of cutters commissioned in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The first batch of six cutters were commissioned there in 2015 and 2016.

USCGC Joseph Doyle at commissioning
History
United States
Name	Joseph Doyle
Namesake	Joseph Doyle
Operator	United States Coast Guard
Builder	Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, Louisiana
Launched	March 21, 2019
Acquired	March 21, 2019[1]
Commissioned	June 8, 2019[2]
Homeport	San Juan, Puerto Rico
Identification	Hull number: WPC-1133
Motto	Courage dans la tempete, "Courage in the Storm"
Status	in active service
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General characteristics
Class and type	Sentinel-class cutter
Displacement	353 long tons (359 t)
Length	46.8 m (154 ft)
Beam	8.11 m (26.6 ft)
Depth	2.9 m (9.5 ft)
Propulsion	2 × 4,300 kW (5,800 shp) 1 × 75 kW (101 shp) bow thruster
Speed	28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph)
Range	2,500 nautical miles (4,600 km; 2,900 mi)
Endurance	5 days
Boats & landing craft carried	1 × Cutter Boat - Over the Horizon Interceptor
Complement	4 officers, 20 crew
Sensors and processing systems	L-3 C4ISR suite
Armament	1 × Mk 38 Mod 2 25 mm automatic gun 4 × crew-served Browning M2 machine guns
Notes	First Commanding Officer LT Catherine Gillen[2]

Design

Like her sister ships, Joseph Doyle is designed to perform search and rescue missions, port security, and the interception of smugglers.^[4] She is armed with a remotely-controlled, gyro-stabilized 25 mm autocannon, four crew served M2 Browning machine guns, and light arms. She is equipped with a stern launching ramp, that allows her to launch or retrieve a water-jet propelled high-speed auxiliary boat, without first coming to a stop. Her high-speed boat has over-the-horizon capability, and is useful for inspecting other vessels, and deploying boarding parties.

The crew's drinking water needs are met through a desalination unit.^[5] The crew mess is equipped with a television with satellite reception.

Namesake

In 2010, Charles "Skip" W. Bowen, who was then the United States Coast Guard's most senior non-commissioned officer, proposed that all 58 cutters in the Sentinel class should be named after enlisted sailors in the Coast Guard, or one of its precursor services, who were recognized for their heroism.^[6][7] The Coast Guard chose Joseph Doyle would be the namesake of the 33rd cutter.^[8] Doyle started serving as the keeper of the Charlotte, New York Life Saving Station, in 1878, where he became one of the most admired keepers of the United States Lifesaving Service.^[9]

References

1. "Coast Guard Accepts 33rd Fast Response Cutter" (Press release). United States Coast Guard. March 22, 2019. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
2. "Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Doyle commissioned in San Juan". Coast Guard News. June 8, 2019. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
3. Mike Hill (March 31, 2019). "Bollinger delivers Coast Guard cutter". Daily Comet. Archived from the original on April 1, 2019. Retrieved April 1, 2019.
4. "FRC Plan B: The Sentinel Class". Defense Industry Daily. May 2, 2014. Archived from the original on July 7, 2014. Retrieved April 3, 2014. All of these boats will be named after enlisted Coast Guard heroes, who distinguished themselves in USCG or military service. The first 25 have been named, but only 8 have been commissioned...
5. Jacqueline L. Urgo (November 19, 2016). "Coast Guard to get 'game changer' cutter to save lives and catch criminals". Philadelphia Inquirer. Archived from the original on November 20, 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2016. Although the cutter is far from luxurious, its crew quarters provide slightly more room and comfort than earlier models, with larger staterooms, more toilets and sinks, greater storage space, and DirecTV access in the mess areas.
6. Susan Schept (March 22, 2010). "Enlisted heroes honored". United States Coast Guard. Archived from the original on December 3, 2011. Retrieved February 1, 2013. After the passing of several well-known Coast Guard heroes last year, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Charles "Skip" Bowen mentioned in his blog that the Coast Guard does not do enough to honor its fallen heroes.
7. "U.S. Coast Guard announces name for first Sentinel-class cutter". March 22, 2010. Archived from the original on March 25, 2010. Retrieved February 1, 2013. Previously designated to be named the Coast Guard Cutter Sentinel, the cutter Bernard C. Webber will be the first of the service's new 153-foot patrol cutters. Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Thad Allen approved the change of the cutter's name to allow this class of vessels to be named after outstanding enlisted members who demonstrated exceptional heroism in the line of duty. This will be the first class of cutters to be named exclusively for enlisted members of the Coast Guard and its predecessor services.
8. "Acquisition Update: Coast Guard Reveals Names of FRCs 26-35". US Coast Guard. February 27, 2015. Archived from the original on March 5, 2015. Retrieved March 25, 2017. The Coast Guard recently announced the names of the 26th through 35th Sentinel-class fast response cutters through a series of posts on its official blog, the Coast Guard Compass.
9. David J. Schuhlein, Christopher Havern (February 18, 2015). "Coast Guard Heroes: Joseph O. Doyle". Coast Guard Live. Archived from the original on April 1, 2019. Retrieved March 31, 2019. On July 11, 1878 he was appointed keeper of the Charlotte, New York Life Saving Station. As keeper, he secured the appointment of a paid crew and became known as one of the most distinguished surfmen attached to the U.S. Life-Saving Service. His efficiency upon the occasions of shipwreck was always notable, but during 1878 he achieved two rescues so impressive that he was awarded the Gold Lifesaving Medal.