US Coast Guard Cutter Knight Island (WPB-1348), photo by Rnendza
Some how I missed this when it came out, but the Tico Times reports the Coast Guard is planning on donating two of the 110 foot WPBs to Costa Rica this year.
That will bring to six the number escorted including two to the Republic of Georgia, two to Pakistan, and these two.
Thanks to Sanjay Badri-Maharaj for bringing this to my attention.
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Why not, I can see Coasta Rica getting them and maybe we can give them a used 210 or put them in line for a used 270.
Even a 210 would be a huge step up for Costa Rica. Culturally, the country is very anti-military. The 110s will be the largest vessels they have ever had.
I think something like a 210 would be something ney would need for an OPV
Transfer complete. http://navaltoday.com/2017/10/17/us-coast-guard-transfers-two-cutters-to-costa-rica/
So do you think for Costa Rica, that a 210, 270 is in their Future and maybe help them build a Coast Guard style Navy
No I don’t think so. Costa Rica is pretty anti-military. Their coast Guard is about the only military they have and I don’t expect them to increase its size substantially.
Do you think they will in the future have a Coast Guard style Navy like Iceland
No, Nicky, I don’t expect them to get any ships much larger than the 110s at least not for a decade or two. The have two coasts but their EEZ is relatively small. They certainly will not call it a Navy.
So will they call it a Coast Guard
Nicky, they already do.
So why hasn’t Costa Rica come out and say they want a Coast Guard style Navy
They have a Coast Guard that is called a Coast Guard, in Spanish of course, They consider it a police force.
In all Honesty, I think Costa Rica should rebuild a Military in the same fashion as Switzerland and have a same Navy in the same fashion as the Irish Naval Service and the Icelandic Coast Guard. I think the Icelandic Coast Guard & US Coast Guard Model would fit Costa Rica
Nicky, the USCG has been working with the Costa Rican Coast Guard for 30 years or more. I went down there myself to meet with the USCG liaison officer who was working with the Costa Ricans. That was 1990 or maybe a little earlier.
I’d like to see Costa Rica have a Coast Guard modeled after the US Coast Guard, Icelandic Coast Guard or the Irish Naval Service. Look at the Irish Naval Service, their largest ship is Samuel Beckett-class offshore patrol vessel. Imagine if they can get something like the Samuel Beckett-class offshore patrol vessel or the Róisín-class patrol vessel.
Here’s my question for ya, What if you had Costa Rica model their Coast Guard after the Irish Naval Service. They don’t operate a big Navy but they operate a Navy that likens to a Coast Guard.
We have an amplifying report, https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDHSCG/bulletins/1d8ce14
“The ships, originally Coast Guard Cutter Long Island and Coast Guard Cutter Roanoke Island, are now Libertador Juan Rafael Mora Porras and Libertador General José Maria Cañas Escamilla. The ships are set to sail to Costa Rica in spring of 2018.”