Bollinger delivers 35th FRC

LOCKPORT, La. - Bollinger Shipyards has delivered its 35th Fast Response Cutter (FRC) - USCGC Angela McShan - to the Coast Guard on Aug. 1 in Key West, Fla. It will be the third FRC to be homeported at CG Base Cape May, N.J. Commissioning will be in October in Cape May. The FRC marks the 175th patrol boat built by Bollinger Shipyards. “The FRC program is a model program for government acquisition and has surpassed all historical quality benchmarks for vessels of this type and complexity,” said Bollinger President/CEO Ben Bordelon. FRCs are named for an enlisted Coast Guard hero who distinguished him or herself in the line of duty. This vessel is named for Master Chief Petty Officer Angela McShan, a pioneer for women. She was the first African-American woman to be promoted to Master Chief. Bollinger Shipyards is a leading designer and builder of fast military patrol boats, ocean-going double hull barges, offshore oil field support vessels, tug boats, rigs, liftboats, inland waterways push boats, barges, and other steel and aluminum products from its new construction shipyards. The company has 10 shipyards strategically located throughout Louisiana with direct access to the Gulf of Mexico, Mississippi River and the Intracoastal Waterway. Bollinger is the largest vessel repair company in the Gulf of Mexico region. (Source: Bollinger Shipyards 08/02/19)