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USCGC ''William Flores'' is a homeported in Coast Guard District 7, Miami, Florida.〔 〕〔 〕〔 〕 Like her sister ships, she is equipped for coastal security patrols, interdiction of drug and people smugglers, and search and rescue. Like the smaller she is equipped with a stern launching ramp.〔 The ramp allows the deployment and retrieval of her high speed water-jet powered pursuit boat without first coming to a stop. She is capable of more than and armed with a remote controlled M242 Bushmaster autocannon; and four crew-served Browning M2 machine guns. She is named after Seaman Apprentice William Ray Flores who died during the sinking of . At the cost of his own life Flores stayed aboard the capsizing cutter and used his belt to tie open a life jacket locker door. This action allowed life jackets to float on to the water as the cutter went down. He further distributed life jackets to shipmates in the water. 〔 〕 In November 2011 Flores was honored by having this third Coast Guard Sentinel-class cutter named after him.〔 〕〔 〕〔 〕 ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「USCGC William Flores (WPC-1103)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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