Tallahassee Class

The Tallahassee class is a class of two patrol boats, built for and operated by the Florida Militia Naval Force.

History
The Tallahassee class came out of a losing entry to the design competition for patrol boats, which would lead to the selection of the Mark I Patrol Boat (the classic 80-footer). In the wake of this loss, the designers proposed an up-scaled hull and proposed it to the state government of Florida, who commissioned two of them.

Both of the ships in the class currently serve as flagships. The Tallahassee is the flagship of Commander Alexander Milton Baker, leading the 1st Patrol Squadron based in Miami. The St. Augustine is the flagship of the Lieutenant-Commander, Joel Raphael Murray, and leads the 2nd Patrol Squadron based in Tampa.