USCG Cutter Richard Snyder Arrives in Baltimore September 5, 2019

This 46.8×8.11m (154×26.6ft) US Coast Guard cutter was built in 2018 by Bollinger Shipyards in Lockport, Louisiana. She is a Sentinel class cutter designed to perform search and rescue missions, port security, and the interception of smugglers (Wikipedia).

4951-1 Coast Guard Cutter Richard Snyder
US Coast Guard Cutter Richard Snyder Arriving in Baltimore, Maryland September 5, 2019

She is named for Coast Guardsman Richard Snyder who earned a silver star for his action in the Pacific theater in World War II. A news report about this ship’s commissioning can be viewed here and a tour of the ship can be viewed by clicking here.

4962-1 Coast Guard Cutter Richard Snyder
US Coast Guard Cutter Richard Snyder Arriving in Baltimore, Maryland September 5, 2019

In my video below she can be seen sailing the Patapsco River towards Baltimore, Maryland. In the last scene she’s passing the giant container ship Thalassa Elpida.

Video of US Coast Guard Cutter Richard Snyder Arriving in Baltimore, Maryland September 5, 2019

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