USCGC Assateague (WPB-1337) was an Island-class cutter of the United States Coast Guard. Assateague was constructed at Bollinger Machine Shop and Shipyard in Lockport, Louisiana, and commissioned on 15 June 1990.
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USCGC Assateague (WPB-1337) |
| Namesake | Assateague Island, Maryland & Virginia |
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| Launched | 10 November 1989 |
| Commissioned | 15 June 1990 |
| Decommissioned | 13 October 2017[1] |
| Homeport | Apra Harbor, Guam |
| Fate | Berthed in Queensland, Australia, July 2018 |
| Status | Decommissioned |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Island class patrol cutter (WPB) |
| Displacement | 168 tons |
| Length | 110 ft (34 m) |
| Beam | 21 ft (6.4 m) |
| Speed | 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) |
| Range | 2,000 miles |
| Complement | 18 personnel (2 Officers, 16 Enlisted) |
| Armament | 1 25mm manned auto-cannon, 2 50 Cal. Browning M2 machine guns, (minimum small arms armament: 2 12 gauge shot guns, 2 M16A1 rifles, 8 Sig P226R 40 Cal. Pistols) |
| Armor | 3/8th inch steel hull |
| Aircraft carried | None |
Service history
editCurrently operating in the Coast Guard 14th District, the cutter reports to Sector Guam. Assateague supports multi-mission operations throughout Sector Guam’s vast area of responsibility, which includes the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zones surrounding Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and an international SAR area that includes the Republic of Palau and the Federated States of Micronesia, conducting search and rescue response missions, and ports, waterways and coastal security operations.[2]
Design
editThe Island-class patrol boats were constructed in Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, Louisiana. Assateague has an overall length of 110 feet (34 m). It had a beam of 21 feet (6.4 m) and a draft of 7 feet (2.1 m) at the time of construction. The patrol boat has a displacement of 154 tonnes (152 long tons; 170 short tons) at full load and 137 tonnes (135 long tons; 151 short tons) at half load. It is powered two Paxman Valenta 16 CM diesel engines. It has two 99 kilowatts (135 PS; 133 shp) 3304B diesel generators made by Caterpillar; these serve as motor–generators. Its hull is constructed from highly strong steel, and the superstructure and major deck are constructed from aluminium.[3][4]
The Island-class patrol boats have maximum sustained speeds of 29.5 knots (54.6 km/h; 33.9 mph). It is fitted with one 25 millimetres (0.98 in) machine gun and two 7.62 millimetres (0.300 in) M60 light machine guns; it may also be fitted with two Browning .50 Caliber Machine Guns. It is fitted with satellite navigation systems, collision avoidance systems, surface radar, and a Loran C system. It has a range of 3,330 miles (2,890 nmi; 5,360 km) and an endurance of five days. Its complement is sixteen (two officers and fourteen crew members). Island-class patrol boats are based on Vosper Thornycroft 33 metres (108 ft) patrol boats and have similar dimensions.[3][4] Coast Guard Cutter Assateague was decommissioned September 23, 2017.
Notes
edit- ^ "US Coast Guard decommissioning cutter Assateague after 27 years of service". navaltoday.com. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ Pacific Daily News Navigator On-line July 8, 2010
- ^ a b "110-foot Island Class Patrol Boat (WPB)" (PDF). United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ a b "USCG 110' "Island Class" Patrol Boats (WPB)". Bollinger Shipyards. Retrieved 24 August 2015.