 Roanoke Island moored in Homer, Alaska
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | Roanoke Island |
| Namesake | Roanoke Island, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Operator | United States Coast Guard |
| Builder | Bollinger Shipyard |
| Cost | Approx. $7 Million |
| Commissioned | 7 February 1992 |
| Out of service | 6 April 2015 |
| Homeport | Homer, Alaska |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Transferred to Costa Rica |
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 Costa Rica | |
| Name | General José María Cañas Escamilla |
| Namesake | José María Cañas Escamilla |
| Operator | Costa Rica Navy |
| Acquired | 13 October 2017 |
| Status | Active as of 2018 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Island-class patrol boat |
| Displacement | 164 tons |
| Length | 110 ft (34 m) |
| Beam | 21 ft (6.4 m) |
| Draft | 6.5 ft (2.0 m) |
| Propulsion | Twin Turbo Charged Diesel Caterpillar |
| Speed | 30+ knots |
| Range | 9,900 miles |
| Endurance | 6 days |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 1 - RHI (90 HP outboard engine) |
| Complement | 18 personnel (3 officers, 15 enlisted) |
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The USCGC Roanoke Island is the 46th Island class cutter to be commissioned.[1] She was commissioned in Homer, Alaska, on February 7, 1992. Five other Island Class cutters are based in Alaska.[2] Her primary missions include "search and rescue, fisheries enforcement and homeland security."[3]
In 2010 the Roanoke rescued a fishing vessel called Wahoo, when it became disabled during bad weather near Pearl Island.[4]
On October 25, 2012, following a 135-day refit in a drydock in Ketchikan, Coast Guard Alaska explained the refit would allow the vessel to remain service until she was replaced by a new Sentinel class cutter.[5] Nevertheless, the Homer News reported that the Roanoke would leave Homer by the end of June, 2015, for her decommissioning in Baltimore, Maryland.[6][7] A sister ship, the Sapelo, previously stationed in San Juan, Puerto Rico, will replace her. The Sapelo will be freed up as the Island class cutters in San Juan are replaced by new Sentinel class cutters.
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