USCGC Anacapa (WPB-1335)
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Anacapa in Glacier Bay, Alaska
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| Name: | USCGC Anacapa |
| Namesake: | Anacapa Island, California |
| Homeport: | Petersburg, Alaska |
| Status: | Active in service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & 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) |
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| Notes: | Communications: VHF and HF |
USCGC Anacapa (WPB-1335) is an Island-class cutter of the United States Coast Guard. Her class of ships were built in the 1980s and early 1990s to replace Cape-class cutters. The ship is named for Anacapa Island.
Anacapa's homeport in 2012 was Petersburg, Alaska.[1] She sank the Ryou-Un Maru in the Gulf of Alaska on April 6, 2012.[2]
Design
The Island-class patrol boats were constructed in Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, Louisiana. Anacapa 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]
References
- ↑ http://www.uscg.mil/hq/capemay/UIS/d17/CGC%20ANACAPA.doc
- ↑ http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Japanese+ghost+ship+sinks+near+Alaska/6412836/story.html
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