USCGC Robert Goldman

Robert Goldman shortly after arriving in Cairns, Australia
History
United States
Name	USCGC Robert Goldman
Namesake	Robert Goldman
Operator	United States Coast Guard
Builder	Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, Louisiana[1]
Acquired	December 21, 2020[2]
Commissioned	March 12, 2021[3]
Homeport	Manama, Bahrain
Identification	MMSI number: 338926442 Callsign: NBNB Hull number: WPC-1142
Status	in active service
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General characteristics
Class and type	Sentinel-class cutter
Displacement	353 long tons (359 t)
Length	46.8 m (153 ft 7 in)
Beam	7.6 m (24 ft 11 in)
Depth	2.9 m (9 ft 6 in)
Propulsion	2 × 4,300 kW (5,800 shp) 1 × 75 kW (101 shp) bow thruster
Speed	28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph)
Range	2,500 nmi (4,600 km; 2,900 mi)
Endurance	5 days
Boats & landing craft carried	1 × Over the Horizon interceptor[1]
Complement	4 officers, 20 crew
Sensors and processing systems	L-3 C4ISR suite
Armament	1 × Mk 38 Mod 2 25 mm automatic gun 4 × crew-served Browning M2 machine guns

USCGC Robert Goldman (WPC-1142) is the 42nd Sentinel-class cutter built for the United States Coast Guard. She is homeported in Manama, Bahrain.

Operational History

USCGC Robert Goldman during her commissioning ceremony

Robert Goldman was commissioned by Vice Admiral Scott Buschman on March 12, 2021. She is part of Coast Guard's Patrol Forces Southwest Asia (PATFORSWA) in Bahrain.[3][2][4]

During April 2021, she took part in drills alongside USCGC Charles Moulthrope with Tunisian forces.[5]

On May 7, 2021, she and USCGC Charles Moulthrope transited through the Suez Canal to be the first two Sentinel-class cutters to join PATFORSWA, part of Commander Task Force 55.[6]

Namesake

She is named for Robert Goldman, who during service on the landing ship Tank-66 on November 12, 1944, a Japanese kamikaze flew into the starboard side of the ship. Goldman was injured from shrapnel from the plane, but nonetheless assisted other wounded and dying sailors. For his actions, he was given the Purple Heart and Bronze Star medals.[2]

References

1. "Bollinger delivers USCG's 42nd Fast Response Cutter "Robert Goldman"". NavalNews. December 22, 2020. Retrieved October 3, 2024.
2. "U.S. Coast Guard commissions 42nd Sentinel-Class cutter USCGC Robert Goldman in Key West". Defense Visual Information Distribution Service. March 12, 2024. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
3. "Welcome to the Fleet: USCGC Robert Goldman". Coastguard Foundation. March 12, 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
4. "Bollinger Shipyards Delivers 42nd Fast Response Cutter, USCGC Robert Goldman". December 20, 2020. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
5. "U.S Coast Guard Builds Ties with Partners in Tunisia". United States Navy. May 4, 2021. Retrieved October 8, 2024.
6. "USCGC Charles Moulthrope and Robert Goldman Transit Suez Canal". United States Navy. May 9, 2024. Retrieved October 4, 2024.