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<h2>The <a class="_58cn" href="https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/uscg?source=feed_text&;story_id=10154754406642679" data-ft="{";tn";:";*N";,";type";:104}"><span class="_5afx"><span class="_58cm">USCG</span></span></a> commissioned the newest Fast Response Cutter Rollin Fritch in Cape May, New Jersey</h2>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The Rollin Fritch is named after Coast Guard Seaman 1st Class Rollin A. Fritch. During a kamikaze attack off of Luzon in the Philippine Islands, Fritch manned his gun while Japanese airplanes attacked the ship. Fritch remained at his station, firing his weapon to help save his shipmates, until a kamikaze plane collided with his position, ending his life. Fritch was posthumously awarded the Silver Star for his selfless actions.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The Coast Guard accepted delivery of the 19th fast response cutter, Rollin Fritch, in Key West, Florida.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Slated to be the first FRC stationed outside Florida or Puerto Rico, the Coast Guard Cutter Rollin Fritch will be based in Cape May, New Jersey. </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The 19th FRC is named after Seaman First Class Rollin Fritch, who died Jan. 8, 1945, during a battle off the coast of Luzon in the Philippines. Fritch remained at his post as a member of a gun crew aboard the USS Callaway under heavy fire until an enemy plane collided with the vessel. He posthumously received the Silver Star.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The 154-foot FRCs patrol coastal regions and feature advanced command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance equipment; improved habitability and seakeeping; and the ability to launch and recover standardized cutter boats from astern or via side davits. The FRCs are replacing the 1980s-era 110-foot Island-class patrol boats and execute critical missions including defense readiness; law enforcement; search and rescue; and ports, waterways, and coastal security. The cutters have an endurance of five days and a top speed of more than 28 knots.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Of the 38 FRCs ordered, 17 are in service: six in Key West, six in Miami, and five in San Juan. The 18th FRC is scheduled for commissioning later this month. The FRC is complemented operationally by the national security cutter, which serves in the open ocean, and will later be joined by the offshore patrol cutter, which will bridge the capabilities of the FRC and NSC.</span></p>