USCGC Galveston Island (WPB-1349)

History
United States
Name	USCGC Galveston Island
Namesake	Galveston Island, Texas
Operator	U.S. Coast Guard
Laid down	1 July 1988[1]
Commissioned	5 June 1992
Decommissioned	16 March 2018
Homeport	Honolulu, Hawaii
Identification	MMSI number: 367901000 Callsign: NRLP
Nickname(s)	G.I.
Status	Decommissioned
General characteristics
Class and type	Island-class cutter
Displacement	164 tons
Length	110 ft (34 m)
Beam	21 ft (6.4 m)
Draft	6.5 ft (2.0 m)
Propulsion	Twin Paxman Valenta 16-CM RP-200M
Speed	30+ knots
Range	9,900 miles
Endurance	6 days
Boats & landing craft carried	1 – RHI (90 HP outboard engine)
Complement	22 personnel (3 officers, 19 enlisted)
Armament	25 mm Mk 38 machine gun 5 × .50 caliber machine guns 1 × MK 19 40MM Grenade Launcher Various Small Arms
Notes	Communications: VHF and HF

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[]

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.^[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]

History[]

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.

Notes[]

Citations[]

References cited[]

• "110-foot Patrol Boat (WPB) – Island Class". Aircraft, Boats, and Cutters. U.S. Coast Guard. Archived from the original on 30 April 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
• "USCG 110' "Island Class" Patrol Boats (WPB)". Bollinger Shipyards. Archived from the original on 19 November 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
• "USCGC GALVESTON ISLAND (WPB 1349)" (PDF). U.S. Coast Guard. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 February 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
• Scheina, Robert L. (1990). U.S. Coast Guard Cutters & Craft, 1946-1990. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis. ISBN 978-0-87021-719-7.

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