Name Donald Horsley Acquired March 5, 2016 Homeport San Juan, Puerto Rico Length 47 m | Namesake Donald Horsley Commissioned May 20, 2016 Launched 5 March 2016 | |
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Operator United States Coast Guard Builder Bollinger Shipyards, L.L.C. | ||
Tribute to a coast guard hero and the commissioning of the uscgc donald horsley
USCGC Donald Horsley (WPC-1117) is the United States Coast Guard's 17th Sentinel-class cutter. She was commissioned on May 20, 2016. She is the fifth of a cohort of six to be home-ported in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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Namesake
In 2010, Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Charles "Skip" W. Bowen, the U.S. Coast Guard's senior enlisted person at the time, lobbied for the new Sentinel-class cutters to be named after enlisted Coast Guardsmen, or personnel from its precursor services, who had distinguished themselves by their heroism. Donald R. Horsley rose to the rank of Master Chief, retiring with eleven service stripes, indicating 44 years of service. He served in three wars, and received multiple awards for valor.
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