The Cape class was originally developed as an ASW boat and as a replacement for the aging, World War II vintage, wooden 83-foot patrol boats (83 feet (25 m) in length) that were used mostly for search and rescue duties.[2] With the outbreak of the Korean War and the requirement tasked to the Coast Guard to secure and patrol port facilities in the United States under the Magnuson Act of 1950, the complete replacement of the 83-foot boat was deferred and the 95-foot boat was used for harbor patrols.[1][3][4] The first 95-foot hulls were laid down at the Coast Guard Yard in 1952 and were officially described as "seagoing patrol cutters". Because Coast Guard policy did not provide for naming cutters under 100 feet (30 m) at the time of their construction they were referred to by their hull number only and gained the Cape-class names in 1964 when the service changed the naming criteria to 65 feet (20 m). The class was named for North American geographic capes.[5]
ROU Rio Negro, ex-USCGC Cape Horn, moored at Montevideo in 2024
The Cape class was replaced by the 110-foot (34 m) Island class beginning in the late 1980s and many of the decommissioned cutters were transferred to nations of the Caribbean and South America by the Coast Guard.
Designedit
There were three sub-classes or types that evolved as missions for the boat changed.[1] The Type A was outfitted primarily for ASW. The Type B was fitted more for search and rescue (SAR) with the addition of scramble nets, a towing bitt, and a large searchlight. The Type C vessels were constructed with a deck house aft of the bridge.[2] Sixteen boats were overhauled as part of a renovation program began in the mid-late 1970s.
Unitsedit
Number
Type
Name
Delivery
Disposition
95300
A
Cape Small
17 July 1953
To Marshall Islands 1987 as Ionmeto 2; sold 1992
95301
A
Cape Coral
21 September 1953
Decommissioned 1987; disposition unknown
95302
A
Cape Higgon
14 October 1953
To Uruguay 5 January 1990 as Colonia; decommissioned in 2022
To Bahamas 10 June 1989 as David Tucker (Hull Number P07); Decommissioned in 1996 and donated and sunk as an artificial reef in 1997 as part of Nassau's artificial reef program. A popular dive spot; it is located along an area known as Clifton Wall
95304
A
Cape Gull
8 June 1953
Sold at auction to Fort Lauderdale businessman Dale Scutti who renamed her Robert Edmister in memory of a deceased friend; She was scuttled 11 December 1989 by five eight-pound dynamite charges administered by the Broward Sheriff's Office Bomb & Arson Unit. She now forms a part of the Broward County Artificial Reef Program.
To U.S. Navy, 1987 as Olympic Venture, PTB-951, retired c.2010; transferred to Sea Scout ship Intrepid in 2012; transferred to Sea Scout Ship Terrapin in 2022.
To Bahamas 30 June 1989 as San Salvador II; struck 1999
95317
B
Cape Jellison
7 September 1955
transferred to U.S. Navy; transferred to Boys and Girls Club of South San Francisco in 1993 and Sea Scouts as the Cape Hurricane SSS 906. Transferred to Sea Scouts as ship 145 SSS Challenger[1]
95318
B
Cape Newagen
26 September 1955
To Mexico 1982; reportedly transferred to U.S. Naval Air Station, Point Mugu, California
95319
B
Cape Romain
11 October 1955
transferred to U.S. Navy 11 August 1989; transferred to Sea Scouts as ship 51 SSS Intrepid[2] in 1993. Scrapped at Lind Marine in Mare Island, Vallejo, California in 2022.
95320
B
Cape Starr
15 August 1956
Decommissioned 1987, active (pilot launch Toucan ) at Punta Arenas (Strait of Magellan); Chile; acquired by Transbordadora Austral Broom S.A. in 1995, Rebuild 2010.
95321
C
Cape Cross
20 August 1958
To Micronesia 30 March 1990 as Paluwlap (FSM 03); active
95322
C
Cape Horn
3 September 1958
To Uruguay January 1990 as Rio Negro; active
95323
C
Cape Darby
3 October 1958
To South Korea 24 March 1969 as PB 11; struck 1984
95324
C
Cape Shoalwater
9 December 1958
To Bahamas 30 June 1989 as Fenrick Stirrup, struck
95325
C
Cape Florida
28 October 1958
To South Korea 13 November 1968 as PB 7; struck 1971
95326
C
Cape Corwin
14 November 1958
To Micronesia 30 September 1990 as Constitution (FSM 04); active
95327
C
Cape Porpoise
21 November 1958
To South Korea 13 November 1968 as PB 8; struck 1984
Coast Guard Historian's official website. "Cape-Class 95-foot WPBs". U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
Green, LT D.L. (March–April 1962). "The 82-foot Class Patrol Boat". The Engineer's Digest. 133: 2–5. U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office.
Johnson, Robert Irwin (1987). Guardians of the Sea, History of the United States Coast Guard, 1915 to the Present. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis. ISBN978-0-87021-720-3.
Scheina, Robert L. (1990). U.S. Coast Guard Cutters & Craft, 1946-1990. Naval Institute Press, Annapolis. ISBN978-0-87021-719-7.
External linksedit
"CAPE" Class 95-foot (29 m) WPBs[permanent dead link] U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office webpage
January 01, 1970
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For other ships with the same name see Cape class The Cape class patrol boats were 95 foot 29 m steel hull patrol boats with aluminum superstructures of the United States Coast Guard They were unnamed until 1964 when they acquired names of U S capes of land Originally designed for anti submarine warfare ASW all 36 boats in this class were built at the United States Coast Guard Yard in Curtis Bay Maryland Cape Current WPB 95307 a Type A Cape class patrol boat in 1963 Class overview NameCape class after 1964 BuildersUnited States Coast Guard Yard in Curtis Bay Baltimore Operators United States Coast Guard Preceded by83 foot patrol boat Succeeded byIsland class cutter Completed36 General characteristics 1 Class and typePatrol boat DisplacementType A 102 tons fully loaded Type B 105 tons fully loaded Type C 98 tons fully loaded 2 Length95 ft 29 m Beam20 ft 6 1 m max DraftType A 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m Type B 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m Type C as completed Installed power4 Cummins VT 600 diesels Types A B and C 2200 hp after renovation 2 Detroit 16V149 diesels 2470 hp 2 Propulsiontwin propellers SpeedTypes A amp B 20 knots max Type C 22 knots max renovated 24 knots 2 RangeCruising at 12 knots Type A 1 418 mi 2 282 km Type B 1 700 mi 2 700 km Type C 1 780 mi 2 860 km 2 Complement15 1961 Sensors and processing systemsSPS 64 radar 1987 Electronic warfare amp decoysretractable type sonar Types A amp B only ArmamentType A 2 mousetrap depth charge racks 2 20mm twin Oerlikon cannons 2 50 cal machine guns Type B 2 mousetrap depth charge racks 1 40mm cannon 2 50 cal machine guns Type C 2 50 cal machine guns 2 40mm Mk 19 grenade launchers 1987 2 Contents 1 History 2 Design 3 Units 4 See also 5 Notes 6 References cited 7 External linksHistory editThe Cape class was originally developed as an ASW boat and as a replacement for the aging World War II vintage wooden 83 foot patrol boats 83 feet 25 m in length that were used mostly for search and rescue duties 2 With the outbreak of the Korean War and the requirement tasked to the Coast Guard to secure and patrol port facilities in the United States under the Magnuson Act of 1950 the complete replacement of the 83 foot boat was deferred and the 95 foot boat was used for harbor patrols 1 3 4 The first 95 foot hulls were laid down at the Coast Guard Yard in 1952 and were officially described as seagoing patrol cutters Because Coast Guard policy did not provide for naming cutters under 100 feet 30 m at the time of their construction they were referred to by their hull number only and gained the Cape class names in 1964 when the service changed the naming criteria to 65 feet 20 m The class was named for North American geographic capes 5 nbsp ROU Rio Negro ex USCGC Cape Horn moored at Montevideo in 2024 The Cape class was replaced by the 110 foot 34 m Island class beginning in the late 1980s and many of the decommissioned cutters were transferred to nations of the Caribbean and South America by the Coast Guard Design editThere were three sub classes or types that evolved as missions for the boat changed 1 The Type A was outfitted primarily for ASW The Type B was fitted more for search and rescue SAR with the addition of scramble nets a towing bitt and a large searchlight The Type C vessels were constructed with a deck house aft of the bridge 2 Sixteen boats were overhauled as part of a renovation program began in the mid late 1970s Units editNumber Type Name Delivery Disposition 95300 A Cape Small 17 July 1953 To Marshall Islands 1987 as Ionmeto 2 sold 1992 95301 A Cape Coral 21 September 1953 Decommissioned 1987 disposition unknown 95302 A Cape Higgon 14 October 1953 To Uruguay 5 January 1990 as Colonia decommissioned in 2022 95303 A Cape Upright 2 July 1953 To Bahamas 10 June 1989 as David Tucker Hull Number P07 Decommissioned in 1996 and donated and sunk as an artificial reef in 1997 as part of Nassau s artificial reef program A popular dive spot it is located along an area known as Clifton Wall 95304 A Cape Gull 8 June 1953 Sold at auction to Fort Lauderdale businessman Dale Scutti who renamed her Robert Edmister in memory of a deceased friend She was scuttled 11 December 1989 by five eight pound dynamite charges administered by the Broward Sheriff s Office Bomb amp Arson Unit She now forms a part of the Broward County Artificial Reef Program 95305 A Cape Hatteras 28 July 1953 To Mexico 1991 as Cabo Catoche active 95306 A Cape George 10 August 1953 To Palau 10 June 1990 95307 A Cape Current 24 August 1953 To Bahamas 30 June 1989 as Austin Smith 95308 A Cape Strait 10 September 1953 Sunk 9 September 1993 as an artificial reef off Cape May New Jersey 95309 A Cape Carter 7 December 1953 To Mexico 2 March 1990 as Cabo Corrientes active 95310 A Cape Wash 15 December 1953 To U S Navy 1987 as Olympic Venture PTB 951 retired c 2010 transferred to Sea Scout ship Intrepid in 2012 transferred to Sea Scout Ship Terrapin in 2022 95311 A Cape Hedge 21 December 1953 To Mexico 27 April 1990 as Cabo Corzo active 95312 B Cape Knox 13 June 1955 Decommissioned 1989 sold to Sea Shepherd Conservation Society in 1991 as Sirenian Renamed Yoshka in 2006 Currently working for the Galapagos National Park 95313 B Cape Morgan 5 July 1955 To Bahamas 20 October 1989 as Fort Fincastle struck 1999 95314 B Cape Fairweather 18 July 1955 Decommissioned 1985 disposition unknown 95315 B La Crete a Pierrot 1 August 1955 To Haiti 1956 disposition unknown 95316 B Cape Fox 22 August 1955 To Bahamas 30 June 1989 as San Salvador II struck 1999 95317 B Cape Jellison 7 September 1955 transferred to U S Navy transferred to Boys and Girls Club of South San Francisco in 1993 and Sea Scouts as the Cape Hurricane SSS 906 Transferred to Sea Scouts as ship 145 SSS Challenger 1 95318 B Cape Newagen 26 September 1955 To Mexico 1982 reportedly transferred to U S Naval Air Station Point Mugu California 95319 B Cape Romain 11 October 1955 transferred to U S Navy 11 August 1989 transferred to Sea Scouts as ship 51 SSS Intrepid 2 in 1993 Scrapped at Lind Marine in Mare Island Vallejo California in 2022 95320 B Cape Starr 15 August 1956 Decommissioned 1987 active pilot launch Toucan 3 at Punta Arenas Strait of Magellan Chile acquired by Transbordadora Austral Broom S A in 1995 Rebuild 2010 95321 C Cape Cross 20 August 1958 To Micronesia 30 March 1990 as Paluwlap FSM 03 active 95322 C Cape Horn 3 September 1958 To Uruguay January 1990 as Rio Negro active 95323 C Cape Darby 3 October 1958 To South Korea 24 March 1969 as PB 11 struck 1984 95324 C Cape Shoalwater 9 December 1958 To Bahamas 30 June 1989 as Fenrick Stirrup struck 95325 C Cape Florida 28 October 1958 To South Korea 13 November 1968 as PB 7 struck 1971 95326 C Cape Corwin 14 November 1958 To Micronesia 30 September 1990 as Constitution FSM 04 active 95327 C Cape Porpoise 21 November 1958 To South Korea 13 November 1968 as PB 8 struck 1984 95328 C Cape Henlopen 5 December 1958 To Costa Rica 28 September 1989 as Astronauta Franklin Chang SP 951 decommissioned 2006 sunk as an artificial reef the same year 95329 C Cape Kiwanda 28 April 1959 To South Korea 24 March 1969 as PB 12 struck 1984 95330 C Cape Falcon 12 May 1959 To South Korea 13 November 1968 as PB 9 struck 1984 95331 C Cape Trinity 26 May 1959 To South Korea 24 September 1968 as PB 10 struck 1984 95332 C Cape York 9 June 1959 To Bahamas 30 June 1989 as Edward Williams struck sunk as artificial reef Bahamas 4 95333 C Cape Rosier 23 June 1959 To South Korea 24 September 1968 as PB 3 struck 1984 95334 C Cape Sable 7 July 1959 To South Korea 24 September 1968 as PB 5 struck 1984 95335 C Cape Providence 21 July 1959 To South Korea 24 September 1968 as PB 6 struck 1984See also editList of United States Coast Guard cuttersNotes editFootnotes Citations a b c Cape Henlopen 1958 WPB 95328 Cutters Craft amp U S Coast Guard Manned Army amp Navy Vessels U S Coast Guard Historian s Office a b c d e f g Scheina p 80 Green D L The 82 foot Class Patrol Boat The Engineer s Digest March April 1962 Number 133 pp 2 5 U S Coast Guard Johnson p 283 Johnson p 284References cited editCoast Guard Historian s official website Cape Class 95 foot WPBs U S Coast Guard Historian s Office Retrieved 8 September 2012 Green LT D L March April 1962 The 82 foot Class Patrol Boat The Engineer s Digest 133 2 5 U S Coast Guard Historian s Office Johnson Robert Irwin 1987 Guardians of the Sea History of the United States Coast Guard 1915 to the Present Naval Institute Press Annapolis ISBN 978 0 87021 720 3 Scheina Robert L 1990 U S Coast Guard Cutters amp Craft 1946 1990 Naval Institute Press Annapolis ISBN 978 0 87021 719 7 External links edit CAPE Class 95 foot 29 m WPBs permanent dead link U S Coast Guard Historian s Office webpage Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Cape class cutter amp oldid 1220606566, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
