USCGC Cape Upright

History
United States
NameUSCGC Cape Upright (WPB-95303)
OwnerUnited States Coast Guard
OperatorUnited States Coast Guard
BuilderCoast Guard Yard
Commissioned2 July 1953[1]
Decommissioned6 January 1989
Homeport
Nickname(s)
  • Cape Up All Night
  • Cape Uptight
  • Cape Downright
FateTransferred to Bahamas, 10 June 1989
The Bahamas
NameHMBS David Tucker (P07)
OwnerRoyal Bahamas Defence Force
OperatorRoyal Bahamas Defence Force
Acquired10 June 1989
Decommissioned1996 [2]
FateSunk in 1997 as an artificial reef
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
  • 2 mousetraps
  • 2 depth charge racks
  • 2 20mm (twin)
  • 2 .50-caliber machine guns
  • 2 12.7mm machine guns
  • 2 40mm Mk 64 grenade launchers

USCGC Cape Upright was United States Coast Guard steel-hulled patrol boat of the 95-Foot or Cape class.

  1. ^ "CAPE UPRIGHT, 1953". U.S. Coast Guard Cutter History. United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 2011-03-22.
  2. ^ Barroux, Jean Charles. "Bahamas - Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) - Coast Guard". Latin American Military. Retrieved 2011-03-22.