MV John Paul DeJoria
 Original ship/paint scheme: USCGC Block Island | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Block Island |
| Namesake | Block Island |
| Owner | United States Coast Guard |
| Builder | Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, Louisiana |
| Yard number | 226[1] |
| Completed | 12 July 1991[1] |
| Decommissioned | 14 March 2014[2] |
| Identification | Hull number: WPB-1344 |
| Fate | Transferred to Sea Shepherd Conservation Society |
| History | |
| Name |
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| Owner | Sea Shepherd Conservation Society |
| Port of registry | Bridgetown, Barbados |
| Acquired | January 2015 |
| In service | 2017-2022 |
| Out of service | 2022 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Scrapped in Mexico |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Island-class cutter |
| Displacement | 168 tons |
| Length | 110 ft (34 m) |
| Beam | 21 ft (6.4 m) |
| Draft | 6.5 ft (2.0 m) |
| Propulsion | 2 Paxman Valenta or Caterpillar diesels |
| Speed | 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
| Range | 3,300 miles |
| Endurance | 5 days |
MV John Paul DeJoria (formerly USCGC Block Island (WPB-1344)) was a former United States Coast Guard cutter owned and operated by the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. Until scrapped, she was used in their direct action campaigns against illegal fisheries activities.[3]
In January 2015, Sea Shepherd purchased two decommissioned Island-class patrol boats from the United States Coast Guard, capable of a top speed of 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph). They were USCGC Block Island and USCGC Pea Island, and were renamed MV Jules Verne and MY Farley Mowat after famous authors, respectively.[3] They were joined by another ex-USCG island class cutter in December 2017, the MV Sharpie.[4]
Jules Verne was then renamed MV John Paul DeJoria on 31 January 2017, honouring Sea Shepherd supporter John Paul DeJoria.[5][6] Under the new name, the ship's first mission was to join the search for the missing filmmaker Rob Stewart in the Florida Keys.[7]
John Paul DeJoria II
In December 2022, it was announced that the former Scottish Fisheries Protection Agency patrol vessel Vigilant had been acquired by Captain Paul Watson's newly founded environmental protection organization Captain Paul Watson Foundation and re-named John Paul DeJoria.[8] [9][10]
See also
- Neptune's Navy, Sea Shepherd boats
- Sea Shepherd Conservation Society operations
References
- ^ a b "Bollinger Shipyards". Shipbuilding History. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ "Cutter Block Island retires". JDNews.com. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
- ^ a b "Sea Shepherd Welcomes the Farley Mowat and the Jules Verne to its Fleet". Sea Shepherd Global. June 2, 2015. Archived from the original on June 11, 2015. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
- ^ Sea Shepherd Launches New Anti-poaching Vessel M/V Sharpie Archived 2017-12-08 at the Wayback Machine. Sea Shepherd. 7 December 2017.
- ^ "Sea Shepherd Launches Its Newest Vessel, The M/V John Paul DeJoria". Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. 2017-01-24. Archived from the original on 2017-03-04. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
- ^ "Sea Shepherd Launches Anti-Poaching Vessel M/V John Paul DeJoria". Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. 2017-02-01. Archived from the original on 2017-05-18. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
- ^ Whelan, Stephan (2017-02-03). "Search Enters Third Day For Sharkwater Director Rob Stewart Off Florida Keys". DeeperBlue.com. Retrieved 2017-04-11.
- ^ "Introducing the first ship of Neptune's Navy". Howler Magazine. December 2, 2022. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
- ^ Watson, Paul (December 2022). "We Have a New Ship: The John Paul DeJoria". all-creatures.org. Captain Paul Watson Foundation. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
- ^ "Eco-warrior Paul Watson, Scourge of Whalers, Returns to the Seas".
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