P191 Starobilsk

P191 Starobilsk[1] is an Island-class patrol boat of the Naval Forces of Armed Forces of Ukraine.

P191 Starobilsk in Odessa
History
United States
Name: USCGC Drummond
Namesake: Drummond Island, Michigan
Builder: Bollinger Shipyard, Lockport, Louisiana
Commissioned: October 19, 1988
Homeport: Miami Beach, Florida
Identification:
Motto: Keep On, Keepin' On
Fate: Active
History
Ukraine
Name: Starobilsk
Namesake: Starobilsk
Acquired: 27 September 2018
In service: 13 November 2019
General characteristics
Class and type: Island-class patrol boat
Displacement: 164 tons
Length: 110 ft (34 m)
Beam: 21 ft (6.4 m)
Draft: 6.5 ft (2.0 m)
Propulsion: Twin Paxman-Valeta 16-CM RP-200M
Speed: 30+ knots
Range: 9,900 miles
Endurance: 6 days
Boats & landing
craft carried:		 1 - RHI (90 HP outboard engine)
Complement: 18 personnel (2 officers, 16 enlisted)
Armament:
  • 25 mm Mk 38 machine gun
  • 2 × .50 caliber Machine Gun
  • Various Small Arms

Originally she was named for Drummond Island, Michigan and then renamed for Starobilsk town. Drummond was commissioned October 19, 1988 at Bollinger Shipyard in Lockport, Louisiana, and was last homeported in San Juan, Puerto Rico. With a top speed in excess of 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) and a cruising speed of 26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph), the ship is capable of enduring unsupported operations for six days and accommodates two officers and sixteen enlisted personnel.

The Coast Guard's first Sentinel class cutters were stationed in Florida, replacing Island Class cutters like the Drummond.[2]

History

Serving in the U.S. Coast Guard
USCGC Drummond anchored off Cay Sal Island, Bahamas.

Since commissioning, Drummond has served in the U.S. Coast Guard’s busiest district and has been decorated for her involvement in a variety of operations. In 1992 and 1994, Drummond was awarded the U.S. Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation while working with other U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Navy units that combined for the safe interdiction of over 20,502 Haitian migrants at sea.

Originally homeported in Port Canaveral, Florida, Drummond's home port was changed to Key West in the summer of 2002. Typical patrols in Key West's area of operations involved search and rescue, alien migrant interdiction operations, fisheries law enforcement, counter narcotics operations, and homeland security. More recently, she shifted homeports to Miami Beach in support of the Coast Guard's new effort to maximize the operational hours of the patrol boats in the Seventh District by utilizing a dual-crew manning concept.

In April 2004, Drummond again returned to Haiti in support of Operation ABLE SENTRY and Operation SECURE TOMORROW as that country’s political and economic situation continued to generate an exodus of migrants. In 2005, Drummond was again awarded the Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation for her efforts in stemming the illegal flow of Cuban migrants in the Florida Straits. Drummond also was credited for saving more than $500,000 in property during this period in search-and-rescue cases, including a daring rescue of a dismasted sailboat during Tropical Storm Arlene.

Since 2004, Drummond is credited with interdicting over 550 illegal Cuban migrants in the Florida Straits, on eight go-fast vessels and 26 homebuilt boats and rafts. Drummond has also recovered nearly 120 illegal migrants from various Bahamian islands, working closely with the Royal Bahamas Defence Force. In the past two years, Drummond has cared for 1600 illegal migrants on her decks while conducting 32 politically sensitive repatriations to Cabanas, Cuba.

Transfer to the Ukrainian Naval Forces
Unloading of the boats in Odessa.

On September 27, 2018, the Drummond and the USCGC Cushing were formally transferred to Ukraine, after their retirement.[2] The two vessels were shipped, as deck cargo, and arrived in Odessa on October 21, 2019.[3]

The patrol boat was renamed after the Donbass town Starobilsk. This name perpetuate the memory of the fallen defenders of Ukraine, natives of this town — sailor Olexandr Veremeyenko and senior sailor Stepan Kryl.[4]

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References
  1. American Island-class boats “Sloviansk” and “Starobilsk” have arrived to Odessa
  2. "US Coast Guard transfers two Island-class cutters to Ukraine". Naval Today. 2018-09-27. Retrieved 2018-09-26. The US Coast Guard transferred two of its decommissioned Island-class cutters to Ukraine in a ceremony at the Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore, on September 27.
  3. Ben Werner (2019-10-21). "Retired U.S. Coast Guard Cutters Arrive in Odessa to Join Ukrainian Navy". United States Naval Institute. Retrieved 2019-10-23. The general cargo ship Ocean Freedom delivering the two cutters arrived at the Black Sea port of Odessa, according to Istanbul-based ship spotters and UNIAN.
  4. Ukrainian NAVY has received Island-class patrol boats “Starobilsk”, “Sloviansk” and search and rescue vessel “Oleksandr Okhrimenko”
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