USCGC Point Grace

History
United States
NameUSCGC Point Grace (WPB-82323)
NamesakePoint Grace near Anchorage, Alaska
OwnerUnited States Coast Guard
BuilderCoast Guard Yard, Curtis Bay, Maryland
Commissioned27 September 1961
Decommissioned15 June 1970
Honors and
awards
FateTransferred to Republic of Vietnam Navy as RVNS Hồ Đăng La (HQ-720), 15 June 1970
General characteristics
TypePatrol Boat (WPB)
Displacement60 tons
Length82 ft 10 in (25.25 m)
Beam17 ft 7 in (5.36 m) max
Draft5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Propulsion2 × 600 hp (447 kW) Cummins diesel engines
Speed16.8 knots (31.1 km/h; 19.3 mph)
Range
  • 577 nmi (1,069 km) at 14.5 kn (26.9 km/h; 16.7 mph)
  • 1,271 nmi (2,354 km) at 10.7 kn (19.8 km/h; 12.3 mph)
Complement
  • Domestic service : 8 men
  • Vietnam service : 2 officers, 8 men
Armament

USCGC Point Grace (WPB-82323) was an 82-foot (25 m) Point class cutter constructed at the Coast Guard Yard at Curtis Bay, Maryland in 1961 for use as a law enforcement and search and rescue patrol boat. Since the Coast Guard policy in 1961 was not to name cutters under 100-foot (30 m) in length, it was designated as WPB-82323 when commissioned and acquired the name Point Grace in January 1964 when the Coast Guard started naming all cutters longer than 65-foot (20 m).[5][6]

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  3. ^ "Meritorious Unit Commendation". Mobile Riverine Force Association. Archived from the original on 22 January 2002. Retrieved 16 May 2011.
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