Set for delivery in 2022, the ships are to be operated as all-electric ferries once charging technology matures.
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Retired U.S. Coast Guard Cutters Arrive in Odessa to Join Ukrainian Navy
Members of the Ukrainian navy train aboard a retired U.S. Coast Guard Island-class cutter that was transferred to Ukraine. Ukraine navy photo.
Two former Coast Guard Island-class cutters arrived in Odessa, Ukraine, on Monday, as part of a program to beef up Ukraine’s navy with retired U.S. vessels.
The two cutters, renamed by Ukraine Slavyansk (P190) and Starobilsk (P191), are the first in a planned deal to send four Island-class hulls to Ukraine, as part of U.S. program sending excess military...