Talk:Polar Security Cutter program

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Displacement

According to this reference cited in the article, the displacement of the PSC is 33,000 long tons (34,000 t). This does not seem to be in line with the 460 feet (140.2 m) length and 88 feet (26.8 m) beam, as the resulting draught should be around 50 feet (15.2 m) which is unrealistically large. I wonder if it's a typo in the original source? Tupsumato (talk) 05:37, 26 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The United States Naval Institute New blog article confirms that the heavy PSC will have a full-load displacement of 33,000 long tons, and the USNI News is an authoritative source.Marcd30319 (talk) 21:25, 9 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Agree on the reliability, but I'm still puzzled by the physical impossibility. Tupsumato (talk) 10:41, 10 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

According to this page the PSC will have a full load displacement of about 22,900 long tons on delivery, VT Halter Marine just recently updated their website, including the Polar Security Page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by TacticalPepsodent1184 (talk • contribs) 06:06, 2 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

That's far more realistic. I'll update the article with a footnote that some sources have cited a higher displacement. Tupsumato (talk) 16:05, 2 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Heavy vs. Medium Icebreakers

The objective of the Polar Security Cutter program is to produce three "heavy" icebreakers with capabilities similar to the USCGC Polar Star (WAGB-10) and three "medium" icebreakers with capabilities similar to USCGC Healy (WAGB-20). Eventually, this article will need to be spun off into two separate articles. File:Artist rendering of the VT Halter Polar Security Cutter design.png depicts the design for the heavy icebreaker that VT Halter Marine is slated to build or the United States Coast Guard.Marcd30319 (talk) 11:41, 11 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

As far as I know, "Polar Security Cutter" refers specifically to the former heavy polar icebreaker. The future medium icebreaker may be called something else. Tupsumato (talk) 13:49, 11 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]

See [1]. Tupsumato (talk) 13:51, 11 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]