MV Sharpie
MV Sharpie | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Owner | United States Coast Guard |
| Operator | as Bainbridge Island (WPB-1343) |
| Builder | Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, Louisiana |
| Launched | 1991 |
| Out of service | 17 March 2014 |
| Homeport | Bayonne, NJ |
| Name | Since December 2017: MV Sharpie |
| Namesake | Chris Sharp |
| Owner | Sea Shepherd Conservation Society |
| Operator | Since 11 December 2017: Sea Shepherd Conservation Society |
| Identification | MMSI number: 325925000 |
| Fate | Scrapped in Mexico by Ocean Express Recycling |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Island-class patrol boat |
| Type | cutter |
| Tonnage | 168 GT |
| Length | 34 m (112 ft) |
| Beam | 6.4 m (21 ft) |
| Height | 2.0 m (6 ft 7 in) |
| Draught | 7.0 m (23.0 ft) |
| Propulsion | Two V-16 Caterpillar diesels |
| Speed | 29.5 knots |
| Range | 3,300 miles |
| Endurance | 5 days |
The MV Sharpie was a vessel owned and operated by the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society starting in December 2017. She was being used in their direct action campaigns against illegal fisheries activities.