MV John Paul DeJoria

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United States Coast Guard Cutter Block Island.jpg
Original ship/paint scheme: USCGC Block Island
History
Flag of the United States Coast Guard.svgUnited States
NameBlock Island
Namesake Block Island
Owner United States Coast Guard
Builder Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, Louisiana
Yard number226 [1]
Completed12 July 1991 [1]
Decommissioned14 March 2014 [2]
Identification Hull number: WPB-1344
FateTransferred to Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
History
Name
  • Jules Verne (2015–2017)
  • John Paul DeJoria (2017–2022)
Owner Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
Port of registry Bridgetown, Barbados
AcquiredJanuary 2015
In service2017-2022
Out of service2022
Identification
FateScrapped in Mexico
General characteristics
Class and type Island-class cutter
Displacement168 tons
Length110 ft (34 m)
Beam21 ft (6.4 m)
Draft6.5 ft (2.0 m)
Propulsion2 Paxman Valenta or Caterpillar diesels
Speed30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range3,300 miles
Endurance5 days

MV John Paul DeJoria (formerly USCGC Block Island (WPB-1344)) was a former United States Coast Guard cutter owned and operated by the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. Until scrapped, she was used in their direct action campaigns against illegal fisheries activities. [3]

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In January 2015, Sea Shepherd purchased two decommissioned Island-class patrol boats from the United States Coast Guard, capable of a top speed of 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph). They were USCGC Block Island and USCGC Pea Island, and were renamed MV Jules Verne and MY Farley Mowat after famous authors, respectively. [3] They were joined by another ex-USCG island class cutter in December 2017, the MV Sharpie. [4]

MV John Paul DeJoria in Stock Island, FL JPD Ship Roman Tokman.jpg
MV John Paul DeJoria in Stock Island, FL

Jules Verne was then renamed MV John Paul DeJoria on 31 January 2017, honouring Sea Shepherd supporter John Paul DeJoria. [5] [6] Under the new name, the ship's first mission was to join the search for the missing filmmaker Rob Stewart in the Florida Keys. [7]

John Paul DeJoria II

In December 2022, it was announced that the former Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency patrol vessel Vigilant had been acquired by Captain Paul Watson's newly founded environmental protection organization Captain Paul Watson Foundation and re-named John Paul DeJoria. [8] [9] [10]

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References

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