USCGC Cape Small

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NameUSCGC Cape Small (WPB-95300)
Owner United States Coast Guard
Operator United States Coast Guard
Builder Coast Guard Yard
Commissioned17 July 1953
Decommissioned13 April 1987
Homeport Hilo, Hawaii (1953-1987)
FateTransferred to Marshall Islands, 10 December 1987
Flag of the Marshall Islands.svg Marshall Islands
Acquired10 December 1987
StatusUnknown
General characteristics
Class and typeCape class
Displacement102 long tons (114 short tons)
Length
  • 90 ft (27 m) waterline
  • 95 ft (29 m) overall
Beam20 ft (6.1 m) max
Draft6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Propulsion
  • 4 Cummins VT-600 diesels
  • 2 Detroit 16V149 diesels (renovated)
Speed
  • 20 knots (37 km/h)
  • 24 knots (44 km/h) (renovated)
Range1,418 nautical miles (2,626 km; 1,632 mi)
Complement15
Armament

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "U.S. Coast Guard Cutter History". www.uscg.mil. Retrieved 30 July 2016.