USCGC STURGEON WPB-87336 Naval Cover USCG Cachet GRAND ISLE, LA

Description: USCGC STURGEON WPB-87336 Naval Cover USCG Cachet GRAND ISLE, LAIt was sent Dec 20__. It was franked with stamps "flag".This cover is in good, but not perfect condition. Please look at the scan and make your own judgement.Member USCS #10385 (I also earned the stamp collecting merit badge as a boy!). Please contact me if you have specific cover needs. I have thousands for sale, including; navals (USS, USNS, USCGC, Coast Guard, ship, Maritime), military posts, event, APO, hotel, postal history, memorabilia, etc. I also offer approvals service with FREE SHIPPING to repeat USA customers.The Marine Protector class is a class of coastal patrol boats of the United States Coast Guard. The 87-foot-long vessels are based on the Stan 2600 design by Damen Group, and were built by Bollinger Shipyards of Lockport, Louisiana. Each boat is named after sea creatures which fly or swim[3] The Coast Guard placed its original order in 1999 for 50 boats, which were delivered by mid-2002.[4] Several additional orders brought the class to a total of 74 ships, with the last, USCGC Sea Fox, being completed in October 2009.[3][5][6] Four additional vessels were built for Foreign Military Sales, with two each going to Malta and Yemen.[7] In May 2021, The United States announced that it would be sending three ships to the Lebanese Navy[8] The Marine Protector class replaced the 82-foot Point class. These older boats had one small and one large berthing area, and they had to stop for five or more minutes to deploy or retrieve their pursuit inflatable boat via a small crane. The last Point-class cutter was decommissioned in 2003.[9][10] In 2020 the Department of Homeland Security proposed a budget for the Coast Guard for 2021 where 8 Marine Protector cutters would be decommissioned, as their missions could be taken by new Sentinel class cutters.[11] General characteristicsMissions include combating drug smuggling, illegal immigration, marine fisheries enforcement and search and rescue support. Since the September 11, 2001 attacks many have a homeland security mission in the form of ports waterways and coastal security (PWCS) patrols.[12] Boarding parties can be launched while the vessel is underway, through the cutter's stern launching ramp.[3] The attached rigid hull inflatable boat (RHIB) has been upgraded since the initial inception of this class of cutter, in an effort to increase speed and sea state sustainability for boarding parties and rescue and assistance teams. The stern launching system requires just a single crewmember to remain on deck to launch or retrieve the boarding party. Their high-speed pursuit boat uses the same diesel fuel as the cutters.[3] The cutters consume approximately 165 gallons of diesel per hour at their maximum speed of 26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph). Like all new U.S. Coast Guard vessels, the Marine Protector class are designed to accommodate crews of mixed gender with five separate small berthing spaces accommodating standard crews of ten with maximum berthing for 12.[3] Sea Dragon and Sea Dog assigned to guard a United States Navy submarine base in Kings Bay, Georgia, and Sea Devil and Sea Fox guard another submarine base in Bangor, Washington, mount an additional machine gun, one operated by remote control.[3] Boats in classImageNameHull NumberBuilderCommissionedHomeportStatusUSCG WPB 87301 Barracuda - at speed.jpgUSCGC BarracudaWPB-87301Bollinger Shipyards1998Eureka, CaliforniaActiveThe USCGC Hammerhead (WPB-87302) played a role in burying JFK Jr. -a.jpgUSCGC HammerheadWPB-87302Woods Hole, MassachusettsUSCGC Mako transits the Cape May Canal -b.jpgUSCGC MakoWPB-87303Cape May, New JerseyCoast-Guard-Cutter-Marlin.jpgUSCGC MarlinWPB-87304Fort Myers Beach, FloridaUSCGC Stingray (WPB-87305) -a.jpgUSCGC StingrayWPB-87305Mobile, AlabamaUnited States Coast Guard Cutter DORADO (WPB 87306).jpgUSCGC DoradoWPB-873061999Crescent City, CaliforniaDecommissioned on March 10, 2021USCGC Osprey (WPB-87307) patrols Puget Sound.jpgUSCGC OspreyWPB-87307Port Townsend, WashingtonCoast Guard Yard dry-docks Cutter Chinook -a.jpgUSCGC ChinookWPB-87308New London, ConnecticutLifting the USCGC Albacore (WPB-87308) out of the water, for maintenance - 150902-G-ZV332-003.jpgUSCGC AlbacoreWPB-87309New London, ConnecticutSold to Uruguay.[13]USCGC Tarpon.jpgUSCGC TarponWPB-87310Tybee Island, GeorgiaUSCGC Cobia (WPB-87311).jpgUSCGC CobiaWPB-87311Mobile, AlabamaMarine Protector off Alameda.jpgUSCGC HawksbillWPB-87312Monterey, CaliforniaAerial view of the USCGC Cormorant (WPB-87313).jpgUSCGC CormorantWPB-87313Fort Pierce, FloridaUSCGC Finback (WPB-87314), at speed.jpgUSCGC FinbackWPB-87314Cape May, New JerseyUSCGC Amberjack (WPB-87315) moored at South Padre Island -- 2001-02-07.jpgUSCGC AmberjackWPB-87315South Padre Island, TexasUSCGC Kittiwake, near Keehi Lagoon, Hawaii, in 2008.jpgUSCGC KittiwakeWPB-87316Honolulu, HawaiiUSCGC Blackfin counters Greenpeace.jpgUSCGC BlackfinWPB-87317Santa Barbara, CaliforniaUSCGC Bluefin.jpgUSCGC BluefinWPB-87318Fort Pierce, FloridaCoast Guard Cutter Yellowfin moored at the pier of Sector Charleston in Charleston, S.C..jpgUSCGC YellowfinWPB-87319Charleston, South CarolinaUSCGC Manta (WPD-87320) carrying visitors on a tour of the Houston Ship Channel - 2016-04-21.jpgUSCGC MantaWPB-87320Freeport, TexasCrane hoists the USCGC Coho (cropped).jpgUSCGC CohoWPB-87321Panama City, FloridaUSCGC Kingfisher in front of the Sidney Lanier Bridge.jpgUSCGC KingfisherWPB-87322Mayport, FloridaUSCGC Seahawk 2007-10-31 -b.jpgUSCGC SeahawkWPB-87323Carrabelle, FloridaUSCGC Steelhead & 41' (539142716).jpgUSCGC SteelheadWPB-87324Port Aransas, TexasUSCGC Beluga in Portsmouth, VA, 2011-08-06.jpgUSCGC BelugaWPB-87325Little Creek, VirginiaSomething crowded the stern of the USCGC Blacktip on 2004-01-21 -b.jpgUSCGC BlacktipWPB-87326Oxnard, CaliforniaUSCGC Pelican, decorated with flags, on her commissioning day, 2001-01-08 -a.jpgUSCGC PelicanWPB-87327Abbeville, LouisianaUSCGC Ridley (WPB 87328), patrols the Lower New York Bay -- 080521-G-8732C-020 (cropped).jpgUSCGC RidleyWPB-87328Montauk, New YorkUSCGC COCHITO (WPB 87329) -a.jpgUSCGC CochitoWPB-87329Little Creek, VirginiaSold to Uruguay.[14]Manowar2.jpgUSCGC ManowarWPB-87330Galveston, TexasUSCGC Moray, under tow.jpgUSCGC MorayWPB-87331Jonesport, MaineUSCGC Razorbill enforces a safety zone in the vicinity of a vessel collision (cropped).jpgUSCGC RazorbillWPB-87332Gulfport, MississippiUSCGC Adelie 87333 SFO-Bay.jpgUSCGC AdelieWPB-87333Port Angeles, WashingtonSpeedy USCGC Gannet.jpgUSCGC GannetWPB-87334Dania, FloridaSold to Uruguay.[15]USCGC Narwhal.jpgUSCGC NarwhalWPB-87335Corona Del Mar, CaliforniaJanet Napolitano rides the USCGC Sturgeon, 2011-08-08 -a.jpgUSCGC SturgeonWPB-87336Grand Isle, LouisianaUSCGC Sockeye provides security after a barge allided with a bridge near San Francisco.jpgUSCGC SockeyeWPB-87337Bodega Bay, CaliforniaIbis patrols the Potomac -a.jpgUSCGC IbisWPB-87338Cape May, New JerseyUSCGC Pompano.jpgUSCGC PompanoWPB-87339Gulfport, MississippiUSCGC Halibut-profile.jpgUSCGC HalibutWPB-87340Marina Del Rey, CaliforniaCrew lines the rail of the USCGC Bonito.jpgUSCGC BonitoWPB-87341Pensacola, FloridaUSCGC Shrike, guardian of the space coast.jpgUSCGC ShrikeWPB-87342Port Canaveral, FloridaUSCGC Tern.jpgUSCGC TernWPB-87343San Francisco, CaliforniaUSCGC Heron patrols the Potomac River during 58th Presidential Inauguration -a.jpgUSCGC HeronWPB-87344Sabine Pass, TexasCoast Guard cutters Adelie and Wahoo, moored in Port Angeles, Washington -a.jpgUSCGC WahooWPB-87345Port Angeles, WashingtonUSCGC Flyingfish provides security during a remembrance of the Boston Marathon Bombing - 140421-G-VV362-633.jpgUSCGC FlyingfishWPB-87346Boston, MassachusettsUSCGC Haddock returns from a big drug bust -- 2014-10-02.jpgUSCGC HaddockWPB-87347San Diego, CaliforniaUSCGC Brant (WPB-87348) in Corpus Christi, Texas - 2003-10-30.jpgUSCGC BrantWPB-87348Corpus Christi, TexasUSCGC Shearwater on the Elizabeth River -- 2012-06-06.jpgUSCGC ShearwaterWPB-87349Portsmouth, VirginiaA USCGC Petrel of the Marine Protector class -- in San Diego.jpgUSCGC PetrelWPB-87350San Diego, California87351[16]MaltaUSCGC Tern.jpgUSCGC Sea LionWPB-87352Bellingham, Washington

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