Guardians,
It is with great pleasure that I announced today the name of the first Fast Response Cutter in the Sentinel Class will be the BERNARD C. WEBBER. Named for Petty Officer First Class Bernie Webber who executed one of the most famous rescues in U.S. Coast Guard history. He piloted Motor Lifeboat CG-36500 from Station Chatham, MA to the freighter Pendleton which had split in half during a massive storm in 1952. Webber and his three crewmembers rescued 32 sailors from certain death. Later the Coast Guard crewmen were awarded the Gold Life Saving Medal for their courage and heroism. CWO BOSN (retired) Bernie Webber passed away last year and was interned at Wellfleet, MA on Cape Cod in May.
With great pride I also announce that all of the 58 Sentinel Class cutters will be named after enlisted heroes. In the words of Alexander Hamilton, "a few armed vessels judiciously stationed at the entrance to our ports, might be useful sentinels of the law." Our cutters will be named after our enlisted "sentinels" ... not only of the law, but safety of life at sea as well. A formal keel laying ceremony will take place for the first FRC on April 9th in Lockport, LA at the Bollinger Shipyard. Here's the link to the ALCOAST.pdf I shared with the men and women of the U.S. Coast Guard.
ADM A
4 comments:
OUTSTANDING!!! And well deserved!!
Outstanding choice for the first of the new class of cutters. Having corresponded with Webber while doing a chapter on his rescue, I know he is a worthy person to receive this honor. I look forward to seeing the other names of those in the enlisted force that contributed to the heritage of the Service.
Dennis L. Noble
Naming the new Sentinel Class Cutters is a fine idea and one in which all Guardians - enlisted, warrant, commissioned, and civilian - can take great pride.
The naming of each of these vessels will give us another opportunity to remember what it has meant to be "Always Ready" for our country for over two centuries.
Well done!
Thank You Adm Allen. You meant what you said one day in the CHIEF's Mess onboard the Harriet Lane. You really care about the deck plate. You have proved it over and over. It will be sad to see you retire, but Thank You for leaving a legacy for not only the present, but the future as well. This is a great Honor to ALL ENLISTED MEN and WOMEN who have put themselves in harms way to carry out our CORE VALUES.
Brad Crochet, MCPO, USCG(ret)
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