Ukraine; ex-US Sloviansk  patrol boat sunk by Russia

According to information published by Военный Осведомитель on March 6, 2022, several sources report the destruction of the patrol vessel Sloviansk (originally Ex-Island-class USCGC Cushing).

Ukrainian patrol vessel Sloviansk - Wikipedia

The Ukrainian patrol vessel Sloviansk (P190) 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.

It was built at Bollinger Shipyards in Lockport, Louisiana, in early 1988 and commissioned on 4 August 1988, at Coast Guard Base Mobile, Alabama.

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.

Ukraine; ex-US Sloviansk  patrol boat sunk by Russia

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