Namesake William Trump Commissioned January 24, 2015 Status in active service Launched 25 November 2014 Endurance 5 days 0 hours | Acquired November 25, 2014 Homeport Key West, Florida Class and type Sentinel-class cutter Length 47 m | |
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Builder Bollinger Shipyards, L.L.C. | ||
Uscgc william trump wpc 1111 top 5 facts
USCGC William Trump (WPC 1111) is a Sentinel-class cutter of the United States Coast Guard. When it was delivered to the Coast Guard, on November 25, 2014, it was the eleventh vessel, of its class, and the fifth vessel based in the Coast Guard's station in Key West, Florida.
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Like her sister ships she has the endurance to take her crew on five day missions of up to 2,500 nautical miles (4,600 km). She has modern electronics, integrating her with the rest of the Coast Guard and is designed for searching for and apprehending smuggling vessels, international refugees, search and rescue, and other constabulary duties. She carries a high-speed jet-boat, that deployed and retrieved via her stern launching ramp. She is armed by a remotely controlled 25 mm autocannon, and four crew served Browning fifty calibre machine guns. Her four diesel engines can proper her at 28 knots.
Operational history
On December 24, 2015, William Trump, with other Coast Guard elements, pursued an expensive pleasure-craft stolen from Fort Myers, Florida. William Trump's chase of the vessel spanned 20 hours, and over 300 nautical miles (560 km), before the three thieves gave up and surrendered. The stolen craft was a 36-foot (11 m) "go-fast", worth approximately 350,000 united states dollars, was powered by three 300 brake horsepower (220 kW) outboard motors, and was capable of traveling at 75 miles per hour (121 km/h). The three suspects, David Llanes Vasquez, Farfan Ramirez-Vidal and Sauri Raul De La Vega, were turned over to the Lee County Sheriff Department, after the stolen vessel had been towed home.
Initially vessels of the Sheriff's department had tried to apprehend the vehicle, which responded by attempting to ram the law enforcement vessel. The Sheriff's department handed the chase over to the Coast Guard when the vessel left their jurisdiction.
Namesake
Like all the vessels in her class William Trump is named after an individual from the Coast Guard's past who has been recognized as a hero. Her namesake, William Trump, distinguished himself for his heroism helping soldiers land on Omaha Beach, during the Invasion of Normandy, actions that won him a Silver Star.