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Homeland Security

Coast Guard Budget Request Begins Transition To Acquiring Two OPCs Annually

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, March 18th, 2019

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Coast Guard Budget Request Begins Transition To Acquiring Two OPCs Annually

Notional OPC design is 360-feet long, a 54-foot beam, and 17-foot draft. House appropriators propose to fully fund the program in FY '22. (Graphic: Eastern Shipbuilding Group.)

The Coast Guard is seeking $457 million for its Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) program in fiscal year 2020, including funding for construction of the third medium-endurance cutter and long-lead purchase for the fourth and fifth ships. If Congress fully funds the OPC request, the program will transition to construction of two ships annually beginning in FY ’21 by shipbuilding Eastern Shipbuilding, which is in line with the current schedule. The Coast Guard eventually plans to acquire 25 360-foot OPCs to…

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