USCGC Jacob Poroo

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Jacob Poroo on Patrol
History
Flag of the United States Coast Guard.svgUnited States
NameJacob Poroo
NamesakeJacob Poroo
Operator United States Coast Guard
Builder Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, Louisiana
AcquiredSeptember 5, 2017 [1]
CommissionedNovember 8, 2017 [1]
HomeportPascagoula, Mississippi [2]
Identification
Statusin active service
Badge USCGC Jacob Poroo (WPC 1125) CoA.jpg
General characteristics
Class and type Sentinel-class cutter
Displacement353 long tons (359  t) [3]
Length154 ft (47 m)
Beam25 ft (7.6 m)
Draft9.5 ft (2.9 m)
Speed28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph)
Range2,500 nautical miles (4,600 km; 2,900 mi)
Endurance5 days
Boats & landing
craft carried
1 × Cutter Boat - Over the Horizon Interceptor
Complement4 officers, 20 enlisted
Armament

USCGC Jacob Poroo (WPC-1125) is the 25th Sentinel-class cutter. She is homeported in Coast Guard District 8, Pascagoula, Mississippi. [2]

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Design

Like her sister ships, she is designed to perform multiple missions, including interception of drug smuggling, coastal security, and search and rescue. She and her sisters are meant to replace the older 1980s-era Island-class patrol boats. Her equipment includes advanced command and control, communications, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, and a cutter deployment ramp to intercept other vessels. [3]

Namesake

She is named after Hospital Corpsman Jacob Poroo who died in a fire at the LORAN station he was at in Adak, Alaska. He escaped from the fire along with other men stationed there, but returned when he heard screaming coming from inside. After he returned with burns, a head count indicated no one was missing. Despite this, he taught uninjured men how to care for the ones who were injured. He died sixteen days later on June 18, 1968, from his injuries. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "USCG receives Fast Response Cutter, USCGC Jacob Poroo". Naval Today. September 7, 2017. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Coast Guard Cutter Jacob Poroo". United States Coast Guard News. Retrieved January 24, 2024.
  3. 1 2 "FRC Jacob Poroo.pdf" (PDF). December 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
  4. "Bollinger Delivers the USCGC Jacob Poroo to the USCG - The 25th Fast Response Cutter". Bollinger Shipyards. 2018. Retrieved January 25, 2024.