USCGC Cape Small was United States Coast Guard steel-hulled patrol boat of the 95-Foot or Cape class.[1] She was stationed in Hilo, Hawaii from 1953 to 1987 where she assisted in law enforcement as well as search and rescue operations. In December 1968, she assisted with the search and eventually rescued the pilot of a Piper Cherokee that ditched in the ocean 9 miles North of Hawaii's big island.[1]
| History | |
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  United States | |
| Name | USCGC Cape Small (WPB-95300) |
| Owner | United States Coast Guard |
| Operator | United States Coast Guard |
| Builder | Coast Guard Yard |
| Commissioned | 17 July 1953 |
| Decommissioned | 13 April 1987 |
| Homeport | Hilo, Hawaii (1953-1987) |
| Fate | Transferred to Marshall Islands, 10 December 1987 |
 Marshall Islands | |
| Acquired | 10 December 1987 |
| Status | Unknown |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Cape class |
| Displacement | 102 long tons (114 short tons) |
| Length |
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| Beam | 20 ft (6.1 m) max |
| Draft | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
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| Speed |
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| Range | 1,418 nautical miles (2,626 km; 1,632 mi) |
| Complement | 15 |
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References
edit- ^ a b "U.S. Coast Guard Cutter History". www.uscg.mil. Retrieved 30 July 2016.