USCGC RELIANCE CLASS Artistic Rendering Ship Poster, United States Coast Guard, Choose from discount 16 Cutters

Although these prints are captured in a digital format, the creation process is discount a painstaking effort typically requiring several months of research. There are no shortcuts or copy-pasting. Everything you see has been constructed from scratch in a digital environment using original plans obtained from the ship builder or design agent.

All prints are plotted on durable matte finish polypropylene film which will not distort or yellow with age.

All prints are unframed and are shipped rolled in tubes.

Choose from any of these Reliance Class Cutter Artistic Renderings:

USCGC RELIANCE
USCGC DILIGENCE
USCGC VIGILANT
USCGC ACTIVE
USCGC CONFIDENCE
USCGC RESOLUTE
USCGC VALIANT
USCGC COURAGEOUS
USCGC STEADFAST
USCGC DAUNTLESS
USCGC VENTUROUS
USCGC DEPENDABLE
USCGC VIGOROUS
USCGC DURABLE
USCGC DECISIVE
USCGC ALERT

The 'Reliance' class medium endurance cutters were developed in the early 1960s as a replacement for the aging cutters that pre-dated WWII. This class was revolutionary compared to what had come before, featuring a fully welded steel hull, aluminum superstructure, helicopter deck, and sweeping lines. The Coast Guard's design office enlisted the help of renowned industrial designer Raymond Loewy to develop interior layouts and improve on-board habitability.

The first flight of cutters featured what was (for the time) a sophisticated CODAG propulsion plant with gas turbines and diesel engines operating in parallel to drive two controllable pitch wheels. Subsequent flights had a more conventional geared diesel propulsion system which was later retrofitted to the entire class. A total of sixteen Reliance class cutters were built at four different shipyards from 1964 - 1969.