Bollinger Shipyards is an American constructor of ships, workboats and patrol vessels. Its thirteen shipyards and forty drydocks are located in Louisiana and Texas. Its drydocks range in capacity from
A Marine Protector showing its stern launching ramp with transom raised.
USS Chinook -- like the Coast Guard vessels the Cyclone-class vessels deploy and retrieve their pursuit boat via a stern launching ramp
Artists representation of the new Navajo-class rescue and salvage ship
First Sentinel-class Fast Response Cutter (FRC), USCGC Bernard C. Webber
The Cyclone-class patrol ships are a class of coastal patrol boats, formerly in service with the United States Navy. Most of these ships, named for weather phenomena, were launched between 1992 and 19
Bollinger Shipyards
…for ten years. The vessels were awarded to VT Halter Marine. Bollinger Shipyard bought VT Halter including the USCG PSC Contract. Bollinger built 14 Cyclone-class patrol ships for the U.S. Navy between 1993 and 2000. The ships are 179 ft (55 m) long and carry a crew of 28 (4 officers, 24 enlisted). Their mission is coastal…
USS Hurricane, USS Typhoon and USS Chinook, in the Persian Gulf in March 2015.
One of two 25mm autocannons aboard USS Chinook (PC-9).
USS Hurricane (PC-3) leads six ships of Patrol Coastal Squadron 1 in the Persian Gulf, March 2015.
Cyclone-class patrol craft USS Firebolt (PC-10) passing the Naval Weapons Station Yorktown in Virginia, USA. This starboard side view shows the vessel's splinter camouflage scheme.