 Launch of William Flores
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USCGC William Flores |
| Namesake | William Flores |
| Builder | Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, Louisiana |
| Launched | 29 November 2011 |
| Acquired | 15 August 2012[1] |
| Commissioned | 3 November 2012[2] |
| Identification |
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| Motto | Courage in adversity |
| Status | in active service |
| Badge |  |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Sentinel-class cutter |
| Displacement | 353 long tons (359 t) |
| Length | 46.8 m (154 ft) |
| Beam | 8.11 m (26.6 ft) |
| Depth | 2.9 m (9.5 ft) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) |
| Range | 2,500 nmi (4,600 km; 2,900 mi) |
| Endurance | 5 days |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 1 × Cutter Boat - Over the Horizon OTH-IV |
| Complement | 4 officers, 20 crew |
| Sensors and processing systems | L-3 C4ISR suite |
| Armament |
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USCGC William Flores (WPC-1103) is a Sentinel-class cutter homeported in Coast Guard District 7, Miami, Florida.[3][4][5]
- ^ "Third Fast Response Cutter Delivered to the Coast Guard" (Press release). United States Coast Guard. 19 November 2012. Retrieved 19 November 2012.
- ^ "Coast Guard Cutter William Flores commissioned in Tampa, Fla". Coast Guard News. 3 November 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2012.
- ^ Young, LT Stephanie (29 November 2011). "Third fast response cutter launched". Coast Guard Compass. United States Coast Guard.
- ^ Chardy, Alfonso (18 October 2012). "Coast Guard unveils its newest cutter; base will be Miami Beach". Miami Herald. Miami, Florida. Archived from the original on 13 May 2014.
- ^ Carpenter, Rhonda (5 November 2012). "Coast Guard Commissions Third Fast Response Cutter, William Flores". Defense Media Network. Archived from the original on 24 March 2013.