USCGC Richard Etheridge (WPC-1102)



The USCGC Richard Etheridge is the second of the United States Coast Guard's s. Like most of her sister ships she will replace a 110 ft.

The Richard Etheridge was launched in August 2011.

The vessel was officially delivered to the Coast Guard on May 26, 2012, at Key West, Florida, and will be commissioned into service in Port Everglades, Florida, on August 3, 2012.

The Richard Etheridge, and the first and third vessels in the class, the USCGC Bernard C. Webber (WPC-1101), and the USCGC William Flores (WPC-1103), will all be based in Miami, Florida.

Like the other ships of her class the Richard Etheridge is named after a heroic member of the Coast Guard.