USCGC Sea Lion
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Sea Lion |
| Namesake | Sea lion |
| Operator | United States Coast Guard |
| Builder | Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, Louisiana |
| Completed | November 2003 |
| In service | March 13, 2004 |
| Home port | Bellingham, Washington |
| Identification | Hull number: WPB-87352 |
| Status | In active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Marine Protector-class patrol boat |
| Length | 87 ft (27 m) |
| Complement | 10 (2004) |
USCGC Sea Lion (WPB-87352) is an 87-foot (27 m) Marine Protector-class of the United States Coast Guard, based at Bellingham, Washington. Placed in service in March 2004 as the 51st boat of its class, it patrols Puget Sound, the Salish Sea and the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Its missions include law enforcement, search and rescue, fisheries inspections and marine environmental response.
Design
Sea Lion was built by Bollinger Shipyards of Lockport, Louisiana and completed in November 2003. Bollinger built the Marine Protector class under a contract first awarded on March 13, 1996. The class replaced the older 82-foot Point-class cutters. When it entered service, Sea Lion had a crew of ten.
Service history
Entry into service
Sea Lion was placed in service on March 13, 2004, at a ceremony in Bellingham. It was the 51st Marine Protector-class cutter built for the Coast Guard. Sea Lion shares its Bellingham homeport with the patrol boat Terrapin. Both are berthed at Fairhaven.
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "USCGC Sea Lion" (PDF). Cutter fact sheet. United States Coast Guard, Northwest District. Retrieved November 9, 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Coast Guard Cutter Sea Lion, Elliott Bay". Defense Visual Information Distribution Service. January 10, 2023. Retrieved November 9, 2026.
- 1 2 "Port Angeles: Coast Guard command to be expanded to Bellingham next month". Peninsula Daily News. March 2004. Retrieved November 9, 2026.
- ↑ "Coast Guard Cutter Sea Lion transits Puget Sound". Defense Visual Information Distribution Service. December 10, 2019. Retrieved November 9, 2026.
- ↑ "Bollinger Shipyards Celebrates Success". MarineLink. Retrieved November 9, 2026.
- ↑ "87-foot Coastal Patrol Boat (WPB) – Marine Protector Class". U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office. Archived from the original on May 17, 2017. Retrieved November 9, 2026.
- ↑ "Station Bellingham" (PDF). Unit fact sheet. United States Coast Guard, Northwest District. Retrieved November 9, 2026.
