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Chuck Hill's CG Blog. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Could This Be the Start of Something Big? May 20, 2015. We got word today of an interesting development in the Senate from frequent contributor Tups. Here is the announcement of the bill. The actual bill is here. I note few things about how this bill and how it was written. First it is a long way from funding a new icebreaker fleet. Clearly they expect the ships to be built in Washington State. Also talks about medium icebreakers&#...
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Chuck Hill's CG Blog. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. USNI News Video: U.S. Coast Guard and the Drug War. August 1, 2016. The US Naval Institute News Service has produced a short video on the drug war featuring the Stratton and her CO. These included other Coast Guard seizures and operations by other US agencies and international allies. How About a Coast Guard Sink-Ex? July 18, 2016. Test firing of the 57mm Bofors aboard USCGC Bertholf, photo by MMagaro. Let’s find out. We have four ...
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Chuck Hill's CG Blog. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Project 22160 patrol ships, Russia’s Cutter X. February 18, 2016. Reported Russia was laying down a third Project 22160 patrol ship. The first of this class should enter service next year. In size they fall between the Offshore Patrol Cutter and the Webber class WPCs, in the range I have called “ Cutter X. The Russians are building six of these. Specs are as follows:. Length: 94 meters (308 ft). Beam: 14 meters (46 ft). The gun is ...
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Chuck Hill's CG Blog. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. August 13, 2016. The Launch of the sixth and last Offshore Patrol Vessel of the Oaxaca Class. The ARM ( Armada Republica Mexicana). Hidalgo, for the Mexican Navy. These ships were designed and built by and for the Mexican Navy, but they would look quite at home painted white with USCG stripes and WMEC hulll numbers. Statistically they are very close to Coast Guard 270s. Oaxaca Class WMEC 270. Speed: 20 knots 19.5 knots. The Holzing...
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Chuck Hill's CG Blog. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Flags of Convenience Visualized–gCaptain. August 21, 2016. Thought this was interesting. gCaptain has a couple of “bubble charts.”. One showing the number of ships owned by different flag states and another the number of ships owned by foreigners for each flag state. Also note the huge number of flag states that are not even identified. Be aware this information is perhaps outdated in that it was based on data from 2007. None of th...
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Chuck Hill's CG Blog. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Commandant’s Strategic Intent, Mid-Term Report. July 1, 2016. Procurement of 14 C-27J aircraft was one of the achievements sited. C-27Js replace C-130s at CGAS Sacramento. The Commandant has issued a mid-term update on his earlier published “Strategic Intent, 2015-2019”. I am not going to try to summarize the report, but there were a few things that struck me. The Commandant mentions service life extension programs for the seagoing...
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Chuck Hill's CG Blog. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. China to Build Nuclear Icebreaker, Ready in 2018. August 4, 2016. Maritime Executive is reporting. China will build a nuclear powered Polar Icebreaker. This is what the Coast Guard would call at best a medium icebreaker. 15MW or about 20,000 HP is far less than even the Healy’s 22.4 MW, but while we don’t expect a new icebreaker for a decade, they expect theirs will be finished in two years. July 24, 2016. 14 Full Operational Capab...
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Chuck Hill's CG Blog. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. China to Build Nuclear Icebreaker, Ready in 2018. August 4, 2016. Maritime Executive is reporting. China will build a nuclear powered Polar Icebreaker. This is what the Coast Guard would call at best a medium icebreaker. 15MW or about 20,000 HP is far less than even the Healy’s 22.4 MW, but while we don’t expect a new icebreaker for a decade, they expect theirs will be finished in two years. July 24, 2016. 14 Full Operational Capab...
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Chuck Hill's CG Blog. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Author Archives: Chuck Hill. Flags of Convenience Visualized–gCaptain. August 21, 2016. Thought this was interesting. gCaptain has a couple of “bubble charts.”. One showing the number of ships owned by different flag states and another the number of ships owned by foreigners for each flag state. Also note the huge number of flag states that are not even identified. All 512 POB Rescued from Burning Ferry. August 17, 2016. Indicates ...
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Chuck Hill's CG Blog. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content. Newer posts →. Sea Glider Unmanned Surface Vehicles for MDA. August 12, 2016. There is an interesting bit of technology here. With implications for Maritime Domain Awareness. There is more about the Pitcairn Island mission here. But its potential is not limited to fisheries. Check out the segment of the video below beginning at 4m24s to 5m20s. Thanks to Mike for bringing this to my attention. Are Cruise Ships Prepared for ISIS?
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