Bollinger delivers FRC Richard Dixon

USCGC Richard Dixon during builders trials in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico

APRIL 15, 2015 — Bollinger Shipyards LLC, Lockport, LA, has delivered the Richard Dixon, the thirteenth 154 ft Fast Response Cutter (FRC) to the United States Coast Guard.

“We are very pleased to announce the delivery of the latest FRC built by Bollinger, the Richard Dixon, to the Seventh Coast Guard District in Puerto Rico,” said Bollinger’s President and CEO, Ben Bordelon. “We are looking forward to honoring and celebrating the heroic acts of Richard Dixon at the vessel’s commissioning.”

Each FRC is named for an enlisted Coast Guard hero who distinguished him or herself in the line of duty. This vessel is named after Coast Guard Hero Richard Dixon. Dixon, a First Class Boatswains Mate stationed at Tillamook Bay, was awarded two Coast Guard Medals for his heroic actions on the July Fourth weekend in 1980. A series of dangerous storms swept across the Pacific Northwest and two boating incidents could have ended in disaster. Dixon and his crew courageously performed two separate rescues that weekend in the treacherous storm conditions

The FRCs have a flank speed of 28 knots, state of the art command, control, communications and computer technology, and a stern launch system for the vessels 26 foot cutter boat. They are built to a proven, in-service parent craft design based on the Damen Stan Patrol Boat 4708.