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Homeland Security

Coast Guard Awards Bollinger Contract For Two More FRCs

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, May 14th, 2024

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Coast Guard Awards Bollinger Contract For Two More FRCs

Coast Guard Fast Response Cutter Melvin Bell was commissioned on March 28, 2024, at the Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut, and will be homeported in Boston. Photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Matthew Thieme, Coast Guard Academy.

Bollinger Shipyards this week said it has received a contract option for two more Coast Guard fast response cutters (FRCs), bringing the total number of short-endurance vessels to 67. The Coast Guard told Defense Daily the contract option is valued at $113.1 million. Both FRCs are expected to be delivered in fiscal year 2028. Currently, 56 FRCs have been accepted by the service, one of which is still awaiting commissioning. The 154-foot vessels have a five-day endurance and a range…

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