Ukrainian patrol vessel Sloviansk

The Ukrainian patrol vessel Sloviansk (P190)[2] was an Island-class patrol boat of the Naval Forces of Armed Forces of Ukraine. Originally named USCGC Cushing when in service with the United States Coast Guard, the vessel was acquired by Ukraine in 2018.

Sloviansk
History
United States
NameUSCGC Cushing
NamesakeCushing Island, Maine
Commissioned4 August 1988
Decommissioned8 March 2017
Identification
FateSold to Ukraine in 2018
Ukraine
NameSloviansk
NamesakeSloviansk
Acquired27 September 2018
In service13 November 2019
IdentificationPennant number: P190
FateSunk by Russian military aircraft on 3 March 2022[1]
General characteristics
Class and typeIsland-class patrol boat
Displacement168 long tons (171 t)
Length110 ft (34 m)
Beam21 ft (6.4 m)
Propulsion2 diesel engines
Speed28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph)
Complement2 officers, 14 enlisted
Armament

She was built at Bollinger Shipyards in Lockport, Louisiana, in early 1988 and commissioned on 4 August 1988, at Coast Guard Base Mobile, Alabama. She was homeported in Atlantic Beach, North Carolina.[3] On 8 March 2017 Cushing was decommissioned along with USCGC Nantucket in North Carolina. Two Sentinel-class cutters replaced both cutters the following year.[4]

Design

The Island-class patrol boats were constructed in Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, Louisiana. Cushing has an overall length of 110 feet (34 m). It had a beam of 21 feet (6.4 m) and a draft of 7 feet (2.1 m) at the time of construction. The patrol boat has a displacement of 154 long tons (156 t) at full load and 137 long tons (139 t) at half load. It is powered by two Paxman Valenta 16 CM diesel engines or two Caterpillar 3516 diesel engines. It has two 99 kilowatts (135 PS; 133 shp) 3304T diesel generators made by Caterpillar; these can serve as motor–generators. Its hull is constructed from highly strong steel, and the superstructure and major deck are constructed from aluminium.[5][6]

The Island-class patrol boats have maximum sustained speeds of 29.5 knots (54.6 km/h; 33.9 mph). It is fitted with one 25-millimetre (0.98 in) machine gun and two 7.62-millimetre (0.300 in) M60 light machine guns; it may also be fitted with two Browning .50 caliber machine guns. The ship is fitted with satellite navigation systems, collision avoidance systems, surface radar, and a Loran C system. The vessel has a range of 3,330 miles (2,890 nmi; 5,360 km) and an endurance of five days. Its complement is sixteen (two officers and fourteen crew members). Island-class patrol boats are based on Vosper Thornycroft 33-metre (108 ft) patrol boats and have similar dimensions.[5][6]

  • USCGC Cushing on the Potomac River
  • Sloviansk and Starobilsk arriving in Odessa

Transfer to Ukraine

On 27 September 2018, ownership of Cushing and USCGC Drummond were formally transferred to Ukraine, after their retirement from the United States Coast Guard.[7] The two vessels were shipped, as deck cargo, and arrived in Odessa on 21 October 2019.[8]

The patrol vessel was renamed after the Donbass city Sloviansk. This name perpetuates the memory of the fallen defenders of Ukraine, natives of this city — sailor Roman Napriaglia, senior sailor Sergiy Mayboroda.[9]

Sinking

On 3 March 2022 during the Russian invasion of Ukraine the boat was performing reconnaissance and protection missions for the ports of Odessa, Chornomorsk and Yuzhne when it was hit and sunk by a Russian aircraft using air-to-ground cruise missile, according to Volodymyr Novatsky mayor of the port city of Yuzhny.[1] Several sailors, or possibly the entire crew aboard, are reported missing. Volodymyr Novatsky expressed condolences to the families of the sailors.[1]

References
  1. "Ukraine Reports Loss of U.S.-Built Patrol Boat by Russian Missile". The Maritime Executive. 8 March 2022.
  2. "American Island-class boats "Sloviansk" and "Starobilsk" have arrived to Odessa". Government of Ukraine. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 23 October 2019. After unloading, the boats will be towed to the naval harbor. Upon completion of the readjustment work, Island-class boats will begin their combat duty to ensure maritime safety in the waters of the Black and Azov Seas under the command of the Ukrainian crew. They will soon be solemnly added to the Navy of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "USCGC CUSHING (WPB 1321)". Retrieved 29 June 2010.
  4. "2 Coast Guard Cutters Decommissioned in ceromony". Military.com. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  5. "110-foot Island Class Patrol Boat (WPB)" (PDF). United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  6. "USCG 110' "Island Class" Patrol Boats (WPB)". Bollinger Shipyards. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
  7. "US Coast Guard transfers two Island-class cutters to Ukraine". Naval Today. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 26 September 2018. 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.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. Ben Werner (21 October 2019). "Retired U.S. Coast Guard Cutters Arrive in Odessa to Join Ukrainian Navy". United States Naval Institute. Retrieved 23 October 2019. 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.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. "Ukrainian Navy has received Island-class patrol boats "Starobilsk", "Sloviansk" and search and rescue vessel "Oleksandr Okhrimenko"". Ukrainian Ministry of Defence. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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