USCGC Chincoteague (WPB-1320)

USCGC Chincoteague (WPB-1320)
USCGC Chincoteague (WPB-1320)
History
United States
NamesakeChincoteague Island, Virginia
Builder
Commissioned8 August 1988
HomeportSan Juan, PR
IdentificationNAOI [1]
Motto"Ride the White Horse" [2]
Statusin active service
General characteristics
Class and typeIsland class patrol cutter (WPB)
Displacement153 tons
Length110 ft (34 m)
Beam21 ft (6.4 m)
Draft6.5 ft (2.0 m)
PropulsionTwo Alco-Paxman Valenta 16 RP200-1 geared diesel engines, 5,280 hp (3,940 kW), two screws.
Speed29 knots
Range1,900 miles
Endurance6 days
Boats & landing
craft carried
1 - Cutter Boat Medium (90 HP outboard engine)
Complement16 personnel (2 officers, 14 enlisted)
Sensors and
processing systems
AN/SPS-64V radar
Armament
Aircraft carriedNone

USCGC Chincoteague (WPB-1320) is an Island-class cutter of the United States Coast Guard. The third Coast Guard vessel to bear the name, Chincoteague was constructed at Bollinger Machine Shop and Shipyard in Lockport, Louisiana. She was commissioned on 8 August 1988.[3]

Assigned to operate from Mobile, Alabama, later she was reassigned to Key West, Florida to serve with Coast Guard Group Key West, while her current home port is San Juan, Puerto Rico. Chincoteague has served in the search and rescue, maritime law enforcement, the war on drugs, and Alien Migrant Interdiction Operations,[3] rescuing thousands of migrants from throughout the Caribbean, and seizing thousands of pounds of illegal drugs.[3]

Towards the end of 2009, Chincoteague was drydocked for maintenance and repairs [4] in Tampa, Florida by Riverhawk Marine.[5]

  1. ^ "US Coast Guard Asset Guide - Part 3". Milcom Monitoring Post. Retrieved 10 April 2010.
  2. ^ "Reunion Hall - USCGC Chincoteague". Fred's Place - The Place To Meet Old Shipmates. Retrieved 10 April 2010.
  3. ^ a b c "Sector San Juan: USCGC Chincoteague". United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 2010-04-07.
  4. ^ "DRYDOCK REPAIRS USCGC CHINCOTEAGUE (WPB-1320), Solicitation Number: HSCG80-10-Q-3FA008 (Original Synopsis)". FedBizOpps.com. 2009-06-25. Retrieved 2010-04-07.
  5. ^ "DRYDOCK REPAIRS USCGC CHINCOTEAGUE (WPB-1320), Solicitation Number: HSCG80-10-Q-3FA008 (Award)". FedBizOpps.com. 2009-08-31. Retrieved 2010-04-07.