USCGC Florence Finch (WPC-1157) is the United States Coast Guard's 57th Sentinel-class cutter.
She supports multiple Coast Guard missions including port, waterway and coastal security, fishery patrols, drug and illegal immigrant law enforcement, search and rescue, and national defense operations.
It was attended by Betty Murphy, Florence Finch's daughter, and Rear Admiral Charles Fosse, commander of the 13th Coast Guard District.
Her fuel tanks hold over 17,000 US gallons (64,000 L) giving Florence Finch an unrefueled range of 2,500 nautical miles at 15 knots.
The emergency unit, which is housed in a separate room, is a Cummins 6BTA5.9-DM Diesel engine driving a Stanford 93 Kw generator.
[3] The Sentinel class was designed to accommodate mixed-gender crews, with small staterooms rather than large bunk rooms and individual heads.
The ship's namesake is Florence Finch, a Philippine resistance fighter who was captured and tortured by the Japanese during World War II.
[17] She will operate primarily in the Pacific Ocean, Puget Sound, the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and the Columbia River.