A grey tarpaulin covers the Sea Dragon's advanced remote control mount for its extra machine gun.
History
United States
Name
USCGC Sea Dragon
Builder
Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, Louisiana
Commissioned
January 2008
Homeport
Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay
Status
in active service
General characteristics
Class and type
Marine Protector-class coastal patrol boat
Displacement
91 long tons (92 t)
Length
87 ft 0 in (26.5 m)
Beam
19 ft 5 in (5.9 m)
Draft
5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)
Propulsion
2 × MTU diesels
Speed
25 knots (46 km/h)
Range
900 nmi (1,700 km)
Endurance
3 days
Complement
10
Armament
3 × .50 caliber M2 Browning machine guns
USCGC Sea Dragon (WPB-87367) is a Marine Protector-class cutter, that is assigned to one of two special Maritime Force Protection Units.[1][2][3] Each unit is assigned to escort nuclear submarines from one the United States Navy's two main submarine bases. Sea Dragon was assigned to Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay.
Sea Dragon was commissioned in January 2008.[3] She was joined by a sister ship, USCGC Sea Dog, in May, 2009.[4] The unit included an assortment of smaller Coast Guard boats. A similar unit escorts submarines near Bangor, Washington.
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