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 United States
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| Name
| USCGC
Galveston Island
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| Namesake
| Galveston Island, Texas
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| Operator
| U.S. Coast Guard
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| Laid down
| 1 July 1988
[1]
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| Commissioned
| 5 June 1992
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| Decommissioned
| 16 March 2018
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| Homeport
| Honolulu
, Hawaii
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| Identification
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| Nickname(s)
| G.I.
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| Status
| Decommissioned
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| General characteristics
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| Class and type
| Island-class
cutter
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| Displacement
| 164 tons
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| Length
| 110 ft (34 m)
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| Beam
| 21 ft (6.4 m)
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| Draft
| 6.5 ft (2.0 m)
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| Propulsion
| Twin
Paxman Valenta
16-CM RP-200M
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| Speed
| 30+ knots
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| Range
| 9,900 miles
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| Endurance
| 6 days
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Boats & landing
craft carried
| 1 ? RHI (90 HP outboard engine)
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| Complement
| 22 personnel (3 officers, 19 enlisted)
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| Armament
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| Notes
| Communications: VHF and HF
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USCGC
Galveston Island
(WPB 1349)
is an
Island-class
patrol boat
used by the
United States Coast Guard
for law enforcement and search and rescue duties. She was commissioned on 5 June 1992 and was the last of the Island-class patrol boats built. Her original homeport was
Apra Harbor, Guam
, but later changed to
Honolulu
, Hawaii, where she was decommissioned.
The 110-foot Island-class patrol boat is a Coast Guard modification of the British shipbuilder,
Vosper Thornycroft
patrol boat design.
[2]
With range and seakeeping capabilities, the Island class, all named after U.S. islands, replaced the older 95-foot
Cape-class
cutters
. These cutters are equipped with advanced electronics and navigation equipment.
[1]
[3]
Design
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The
Island-class patrol boats
were constructed in
Bollinger Shipyards
,
Lockport, Louisiana
.
Galveston Island
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 or two Caterpillar 3516 diesel engines. It has two 99 kilowatts (135 PS; 133 shp) 3304T diesel generators made by Caterpillar; these can serve as
motor?generators
. Its hull is constructed from highly strong steel, and the superstructure and major deck are constructed from aluminium.
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[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.
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History
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Galveston Island
was decommissioned in Honolulu on 16 March 2018 and it is anticipated that she will be transferred to a foreign government via the
Foreign Assistance Act
.
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