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Island-class patrol boat

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This article is about a United States Coast Guard patrol vessel class. For the Royal Navy 195 foot patrol vessel class, see Island-class patrol vessel.
USCGC Knight Island, commissioned in 1992, is the second newest Island-class boat.
Class overview
NameIsland class
BuildersBollinger Shipyards, Lockport, Louisiana, U.S.
Operators
Preceded byCape-class
Succeeded bySentinel-class
Built1985–1992[1]
In service1985–present
Completed49
Active3
Lost1
General characteristics
TypePatrol boat
Displacement168 tons
Length110 ft (34 m)
Beam21 ft (6.4 m)
Draft7.3 ft (2.2 m)[2]
Propulsion
Speed29.5 kn (54.6 km/h; 33.9 mph)
Range2,900 nmi (5,400 km; 3,300 mi)
Endurance5 days
Boats & landing
craft carried		1 – Cutter Boat Medium (Yamaha 90 HP outboard engine)
Complement16 (2 officers, 14 enlisted)
Sensors and
processing systems		AN/SPS-73 radar
Armament
Aircraft carriedNone

The Island-class patrol boat is a class of cutters of the United States Coast Guard. 49 cutters of the class were built, of which 3 remain in commission. Their hull numbers are WPB-1301 through WPB-1349.[4]

Overview

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The 110 feet (34 metres) Island-class patrol boats are a U.S. Coast Guard modification of a highly successful British-designed Vosper Thornycroft patrol boat built for Qatar, Abu Dhabi, and Singapore.[2] With excellent range and seakeeping capabilities, the Island class, all named after U.S. islands, replaced the older 95 feet (29 metres) Cape-class cutters. These cutters are equipped with advanced electronics and navigation equipment, and are used in support of the Coast Guard's maritime homeland security, migrant interdiction, drug interdiction, defense operations, fisheries enforcement, and search and rescue missions.[5] The cutters have 10 tons worth of space and weight reservations for additional weapons.[6]

The Sentinel-class cutters, selected under the Fast Response Cutter (FRC) program, are slated to replace the Island class. Six Island class cutters (USCGC Adak, Aquidneck, Baranof, Maui, Monomoy, and Wrangell) were stationed in Manama, Bahrain, as a part of Patrol Forces Southwest Asia to provide the Navy's Fifth Fleet with combat ready assets[7] but all have been replaced by Fast Response Cutters.[8]

Conversion problems

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As built, these vessels were all 110 feet (34 m) in length. In 2002 as part of the Integrated Deepwater System Program, the Coast Guard began refitting some of these vessels, adding 13 feet (4.0 m) to the stern to make room for a high-speed stern launching ramp, and replacing the superstructure so that these vessels had enough room to accommodate mixed-gender crews. The refit added about 15 tons to the vessel's displacement, and reduced its maximum speed by approximately one knot. The eight cutters[9] modified were;

In 2005, then-Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Thomas H. Collins made the decision to stop the contractor's conversion at eight hulls when sea trials revealed intractable structural flaws.[10][11]

In August 2006, a Lockheed Martin engineer went public with allegations that the company and the Coast Guard were ignoring serious security flaws in the refitting project, and that they were likely to repeat the same mistakes on similar projects. The flaws included blind spots in watch cameras, FLIR equipment not suitable for operating under extreme temperatures, and the use of non-shielded cables in secure communications systems, a violation of TEMPEST standards.[12]

In late November 2006 all eight of the 123 ft (37 m) WPBs were taken out of service due to debilitating problems with their lengthened hulls – all eight hulls were cracking when driven at high speed in heavy seas. These as well as other issues – such as C4ISR problems – drove the program $60 million over budget, triple the original bid for the eight boats converted. The 41 unmodified 110s are now being pressed harder to take up the slack.[13] The eight modified were moved to the United States Coast Guard Yard and moored in Arundel Cove.[14]

Transfers to foreign operators

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Unloading of P191 "Starobilsk" of the Ukrainian Navy

The U.S. Coast Guard has transferred several ships to foreign navies and coast guards via the Defense Security Cooperation Agency's Office of International Acquisition's Excess Defense Articles Program (EDA).[15]

In May 2023, the United States government pledged to provide the Philippines at least two Island-class patrol vessels which was agreed by both sides, as it was offered alongside two Marine Protector-class patrol boats and three Lockheed C-130H Hercules aircraft during President Bongbong Marcos' visit to Washington D.C.[16][17] The recipient of the transferred vessels will be the Philippine Navy. [18][19]

Operators

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Dispositions

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Disposition of Island class Cutters
image name commissioned decommissioned notes
Farallon (WPB-1301) 21 February 1986[28]
Manitou (WPB-1302) 24 January 1986[29] Directed to be removed from operational service November 2006
Matagorda (WPB-1303) 24 April 1986[29] Directed to be removed from operational service November 2006
Maui (WPB-1304) 9 May 1986[28] 22 March 2022 in Manama, Bahrain[30]
Monhegan (WPB-1305) 16 June 1986[29] Directed to be removed from operational service November 2006
Nunivak (WPB-1306) 2 May 1986[29] Directed to be removed from operational service November 2006
Ocracoke (WPB-1307) 4 August 1986[28] transferred to Ukraine, renamed P192 Sumy
Vashon (WPB-1308) 15 August 1986[29] Directed to be removed from operational service November 2006
Aquidneck (WPB-1309) 26 September 1986[28] 15 June 2021 in Manama, Bahrain[31] Transferred to Greece
Mustang (WPB-1310) 29 August 1986[28]
Naushon (WPB-1311) 3 October 1986[28] Homeport - Homer, Alaska
Sanibel (WPB-1312) 14 November 1986[28]
Edisto (WPB-1313) 7 January 1987[28]
Sapelo (WPB-1314) 24 February 1987[28]
Mantinicus (WPB-1315) 16 April 1987[28]
Nantucket (WPB-1316) 4 June 1987[28] 8 Mar 2017[32]
Attu (WPB-1317) 9 May 1988[29] Directed to be removed from operational service November 2006
Baranof (WPB-1318) 20 May 1988[28]
Chandeleur (WPB-1319) 8 June 1988[28]
Chincoteague (WPB-1320) 8 August 1988[28]
Cushing (WPB-1321) 8 August 1988[28] 8 Mar 2017[32] transferred to Ukraine, renamed P190 Sloviansk, sunk due to Russian action 3 March 2022
Cuttyhunk (WPB-1322) 15 October 1988[28] 5 May 2022 in Port Angeles, Washington.[33]
Drummond (WPB-1323) 19 October 1988[28] transferred to Ukraine, renamed P191 Starobilsk
Key Largo (WPB-1324) 24 December 1988[28] 27 February 2023
Metompkin (WPB-1325) 12 January 1989[29] Directed to be removed from operational service November 2006
Monomoy (WPB-1326) 16 December 1988[28] 22 March 2022 in Manama, Bahrain.[30] Transferred to Greece
Orcas (WPB-1327) 14 April 1989[28] 23 April 2024 in Coos Bay, Oregon.[34]
Padre (WPB-1328) 24 February 1989[29] Directed to be removed from operational service November 2006
Sitkanak (WPB-1329) 31 March 1989[28]
Tybee (WPB-1330) 9 May 1989[28]
Washington (WPB-1331) 9 June 1989[28] transferred to Ukraine, renamed P193 Fastiv
Wrangell (WPB-1332) 24 June 1989[28] 22 March 2022 in Manama, Bahrain[30] Transferred to Greece
Adak (WPB-1333) 17 November 1989[28] 15 June 2021 in Manama, Bahrain[31] Transferred to Greece
Liberty (WPB-1334) 4 August 1989[28]
Anacapa (WPB-1335) 13 January 1990[28] 26 April 2024 in Port Angeles, Washington[35]
Kiska (WPB-1336) ca. 1 December 1989 (delivery date)[28] transferred to Ukraine, renamed P194 Vyacheslav Kubrak
Assateague (WPB-1337) ca. 1 January 1990 (delivery date)[28]
Grand Isle (WPB-1338) ca. 14 December 1990 (delivery date)[28] transferred to Pakistan
Key Biscayne (WPB-1339) 27 April 1991[28] transferred to Pakistan
Jefferson Island (WPB-1340) 16 August 1991[28] 19 September 2014 in Portland, Maine. transferred to Georgia (country)
Kodiak Island (WPB-1341) 21 June 1991[28]
Long Island (WPB-1342) 27 August 1991[28] transferred to Costa Rica, renamed Juan Rafael Mora Porras
Bainbridge Island (WPB-1343) ca. 14 June 1991 (delivery date)[28] purchased by Sea Shepherd, renamed MV Sharpie
Block Island (WPB-1344) ca. 19 July 1991 (delivery date)[28] purchased by Sea Shepherd, renamed MY Jules Verne and later MV John Paul DeJoria
Staten Island (WPB-1345) ca. 23 August 1991 (delivery date)[28] transferred to Georgia
Roanoke Island (WPB-1346) ca. 27 September 1991 (delivery date)[28] transferred to Costa Rica, renamed Gen. Jose M. Canas Escamilla
Pea Island (WPB-1347) ca. 1 November 1992 (delivery date)[28] purchased by Sea Shepherd, renamed MY Farley Mowat
Knight Island (WPB-1348) ca. 6 December 1991 (delivery date)[28]
Galveston Island (WPB-1349) ca. 17 January 1992 (delivery date)[28]
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  • USCG Sanibel moored in Boston Harbor
    USCG Sanibel moored in Boston Harbor
  • Four WPBs transported to the Mediterranean aboard MV BBC Spain
    Four WPBs transported to the Mediterranean aboard MV BBC Spain
  • USCGC Anacapa sinks derelict Ryou-Un Maru fishing vessel with fire hose, 5 April 2012.
    USCGC Anacapa sinks derelict Ryou-Un Maru fishing vessel with fire hose, 5 April 2012.

See also

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References

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  2. ^ a b McCarthy, Frank N. (1986). "The Coast Guard's New Island in the Drug War". Proceedings. 112 (2). United States Naval Institute: 109&110.
  3. ^ Carr, Richard (31 March 2014). "Valenta and VP185 applications – Valenta (Y3J or RP200) applications". PaxmanHistory.org.uk. Richard Carr's Paxman history pages. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
  4. ^ "USCG: 110 ft Patrol Boat". USCG.mil. Archived from the original on 12 December 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  5. ^ "Patrol Forces Southwest Asia". USCG.mil. US Coast Guard. Archived from the original on 21 March 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  6. ^ "United States Coast Guard AntiSubmarine Warfare (ASW) in the Maritime Defense Zone (MDZ)" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-04-28. Retrieved 3 May 2018. The new Island Class of 110-foot Patrol Boat (WPB) was designed with "a ten-ton space and weight reservation for additional weapon systems."
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  8. ^ "Patrol Forces Southwest Asia (PATFORSWA)". United States Coast Guard Atlantic Area, U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Defense Media Activity. Retrieved 31 May 2024. In the midst of a fleet transition from WPBs to WPCs, the PATFORSWA squadron currently consists of six 154' Sentinel Class Fast Response Cutters, a cutter relief crew, and a 150-member mission support detachment in Bahrain.
  9. ^ Bruce Alpert (August 18, 2011). "Feds Sue Bollinger Shipyards Over 'Unseaworthy' Coast Guard Ships". New Orleans Business News. Archived from the original on 2018-06-09. Retrieved March 28, 2012. The suit contends that Lockport-based Bollinger exaggerated the structural hull strength of the eight boats it had contracted to lengthen from 110 feet to 123 feet.
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  12. ^ Griff Witte (2006-08-29). "On YouTube, Charges of Security Flaws". Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2018-05-18. Retrieved 2009-10-08.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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  22. ^ "Costa Rica to commission former US Coast Guard cutters in April". Naval Today. 2018-03-07. Archived from the original on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2018-06-08. The Coast Guard formally transferred the two patrol boats – the former cutters Long Island and Roanoke Island – to Costa Rica through the Excess Defense Articles (EDA) Program in October 2017.
  23. ^ "Sea Shepherd Welcomes the Farley Mowat and the Jules Verne to its Fleet - Sea Shepherd Conservation Society". Archived from the original on 2015-06-03. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
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  35. ^ "U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Anacapa decommissioned after 34 years of service" (Press release). Port Angeles, Washington: United States Coast Guard, Department of Homeland Security. Defense Media Activity. 2024-04-29. Retrieved 2024-05-23.
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