This article is about a United States Coast Guard patrol vessel class. For the Royal Navy 195 foot patrol vessel class, see Island-class patrol vessel.
The Island-class patrol boat is a class of cutters of the United States Coast Guard. 49 cutters of the class were built, of which 7 remain in commission. Their hull numbers are WPB-1301 through WPB-1349.[4]
USCGC Knight Island, commissioned in 1992, is the second newest Island-class boat.
The 110 feet (34 metres) Island-class patrol boats are a U.S. Coast Guard modification of a highly successful British-designed Vosper Thornycroft patrol boat built for Qatar, Abu Dhabi, and Singapore.[3] With excellent range and seakeeping capabilities, the Island class, all named after U.S. islands, replaced the older 95 feet (29 metres) Cape-class cutters. These cutters are equipped with advanced electronics and navigation equipment, and are used in support of the Coast Guard's maritime homeland security, migrant interdiction, drug interdiction, defense operations, fisheries enforcement, and search and rescue missions.[5]
The 58 ordered Sentinel-class cutters, selected under the Fast Response Cutter (FRC) program, are slated to replace the Island class. Six Island class cutters are currently stationed in Manama, Bahrain, as a part of Patrol Forces Southwest Asia to provide the Navy's Fifth Fleet with combat ready assets.[6] The cutters have 10 tons worth of space and weight reservations for additional weapons.[7]
Conversion problemsedit
As built, these vessels were all 110 feet (34 m) in length. In 2002 as part of the Integrated Deepwater System Program, the Coast Guard began refitting some of these vessels, adding 13 feet (4.0 m) to the stern to make room for a high-speed stern launching ramp, and replacing the superstructure so that these vessels had enough room to accommodate mixed-gender crews. The refit added about 15 tons to the vessel's displacement, and reduced its maximum speed by approximately one knot. The eight cutters[8] modified were;
In 2005, then-Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Thomas H. Collins made the decision to stop the contractor's conversion at eight hulls when sea trials revealed intractable structural flaws.[9][10]
In August 2006, a Lockheed Martin engineer went public with allegations that the company and the Coast Guard were ignoring serious security flaws in the refitting project, and that they were likely to repeat the same mistakes on similar projects. The flaws included blind spots in watch cameras, FLIR equipment not suitable for operating under extreme temperatures, and the use of non-shielded cables in secure communications systems, a violation of TEMPEST standards.[11]
In late November 2006 all eight of the 123 ft (37 m) WPBs were taken out of service due to debilitating problems with their lengthened hulls – all eight hulls were cracking when driven at high speed in heavy seas. These as well as other issues – such as C4ISR problems – drove the program $60 million over budget, triple the original bid for the eight boats converted. The 41 unmodified 110s are now being pressed harder to take up the slack.[12] The eight modified were moved to the United States Coast Guard Yard and moored in Arundel Cove.[13]
Transfers to foreign operatorsedit
Unloading of P191 "Starobilsk" of the Ukrainian Navy
The U.S. Coast Guard has transferred several ships to foreign navies and coast guards via the Defense Security Cooperation Agency's Office of International Acquisition's Excess Defense Articles Program (EDA).[14]
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^"United States Coast Guard AntiSubmarine Warfare (ASW) in the Maritime Defense Zone (MDZ)" (PDF). (PDF) from the original on 2017-04-28. Retrieved 3 May 2018. The new Island Class of 110-foot Patrol Boat (WPB) was designed with "a ten-ton space and weight reservation for additional weapon systems."
^Bruce Alpert (August 18, 2011). "Feds Sue Bollinger Shipyards Over 'Unseaworthy' Coast Guard Ships". New Orleans Business News. from the original on 2018-06-09. Retrieved March 28, 2012. The suit contends that Lockport-based Bollinger exaggerated the structural hull strength of the eight boats it had contracted to lengthen from 110 feet to 123 feet.
^Nathaniel R. Helms (2005-06-23). "Coast Guard Scramble Over Deepwater Snag". Military.com. from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2009-10-08.
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^"Philippines To Receive Four Ex-US Coast Guard Patrol Boats". Baird Maritime. 3 May 2023. Archived from the original on 3 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
^Nepomuceno, Priam (3 May 2023). "4 US patrol boats to beef up PH Navy's defense capabilities". Philippine News Agency. Archived from the original on 8 May 2023. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
^"Understanding the United States' Patrol Boat Pledges to the Philippine Navy". Pitz Defense Analysis. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
^"U.S. Donates Two Patrol Boats to Georgian Coast Guard". Civil Georgia. Tbilisi. 1 October 2016. from the original on 2017-12-12. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
^ ab"USCG Transfers Cutters". dcms.uscg.mil. from the original on February 28, 2018. Retrieved December 12, 2017.
^"Costa Rica to commission former US Coast Guard cutters in April". Naval Today. 2018-03-07. Retrieved 2018-06-08. The Coast Guard formally transferred the two patrol boats – the former cutters Long Island and Roanoke Island – to Costa Rica through the Excess Defense Articles (EDA) Program in October 2017. 2018-04-12 at the Wayback Machine
^"Sea Shepherd Welcomes the Farley Mowat and the Jules Verne to its Fleet - Sea Shepherd Conservation Society". from the original on 2015-06-03. Retrieved 2015-06-01.
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^"Ukraine to receive two former U.S. Coast Guard Island-class cutters". navaltoday.com. navaltoday.com. 3 April 2018. from the original on 14 June 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
^"ΑΠΟΚΛΕΙΣΤΙΚΟ: Οι ΗΠΑ παραχωρούν 3 περιπολικά κλάσης Island στο Πολεμικό μας Ναυτικό, άλλα 5 προς διάθεση στο άμεσο μέλλον - Πτήση" (in Greek). 2022-01-20. Retrieved 2023-07-08.
^ abc "U.S. Coast Guard Decommissions 3 Cutters in Bahrain". U.S. Naval Forces Central Command / U.S. 5th Fleet. 22 March 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
^ ab "U.S. Coast Guard Decommissions Bahrain-Based Cutters USCGC Aquidneck, USCGC Adak". U.S. Naval Forces Central Command / U.S. 5th Fleet. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
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Official description of the conversion from 110 to 123 feet.
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This article is about a United States Coast Guard patrol vessel class For the Royal Navy 195 foot patrol vessel class see Island class patrol vessel The Island class patrol boat is a class of cutters of the United States Coast Guard 49 cutters of the class were built of which 7 remain in commission Their hull numbers are WPB 1301 through WPB 1349 4 USCGC Knight Island commissioned in 1992 is the second newest Island class boat Class overview NameIsland class BuildersBollinger Shipyards Lockport Louisiana U S Operators United States Coast Guard Coast Guard of Georgia Costa Rica Coast Guard Hellenic Navy Pakistan Navy Ukrainian Navy Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Preceded byCape class Succeeded bySentinel class Built1985 1992 1 In service1985 present Completed49 Active7 Lost1 General characteristics TypePatrol boat Displacement168 tons Length110 ft 34 m Beam21 ft 6 4 m Draft7 3 ft 2 2 m 3 Propulsion2x Paxman Valenta V16 16RP200 2 or2x Caterpillar diesel engines Speed29 5 kn 54 6 km h 33 9 mph Range2 900 nmi 5 400 km 3 300 mi Endurance5 days Boats amp landing craft carried1 Cutter Boat Medium Yamaha 90 HP outboard engine Complement16 2 officers 14 enlisted Sensors and processing systemsAN SPS 73 radar ArmamentMk 38 25 mm chain gun 2 M2 50 cal MG Aircraft carriedNone Contents 1 Overview 2 Conversion problems 3 Transfers to foreign operators 4 Operators 5 Dispositions 6 Gallery 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksOverview editThe 110 feet 34 metres Island class patrol boats are a U S Coast Guard modification of a highly successful British designed Vosper Thornycroft patrol boat built for Qatar Abu Dhabi and Singapore 3 With excellent range and seakeeping capabilities the Island class all named after U S islands replaced the older 95 feet 29 metres Cape class cutters These cutters are equipped with advanced electronics and navigation equipment and are used in support of the Coast Guard s maritime homeland security migrant interdiction drug interdiction defense operations fisheries enforcement and search and rescue missions 5 The 58 ordered Sentinel class cutters selected under the Fast Response Cutter FRC program are slated to replace the Island class Six Island class cutters are currently stationed in Manama Bahrain as a part of Patrol Forces Southwest Asia to provide the Navy s Fifth Fleet with combat ready assets 6 The cutters have 10 tons worth of space and weight reservations for additional weapons 7 Conversion problems editAs built these vessels were all 110 feet 34 m in length In 2002 as part of the Integrated Deepwater System Program the Coast Guard began refitting some of these vessels adding 13 feet 4 0 m to the stern to make room for a high speed stern launching ramp and replacing the superstructure so that these vessels had enough room to accommodate mixed gender crews The refit added about 15 tons to the vessel s displacement and reduced its maximum speed by approximately one knot The eight cutters 8 modified were USCGC Matagorda WPB 1303 USCGC Attu WPB 1317 USCGC Metompkin WPB 1325 USCGC Padre WPB 1328 USCGC Manitou WPB 1302 USCGC Monhegan WPB 1305 USCGC Nunivak WPB 1306 USCGC Vashon WPB 1308 In 2005 then Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Thomas H Collins made the decision to stop the contractor s conversion at eight hulls when sea trials revealed intractable structural flaws 9 10 In August 2006 a Lockheed Martin engineer went public with allegations that the company and the Coast Guard were ignoring serious security flaws in the refitting project and that they were likely to repeat the same mistakes on similar projects The flaws included blind spots in watch cameras FLIR equipment not suitable for operating under extreme temperatures and the use of non shielded cables in secure communications systems a violation of TEMPEST standards 11 In late November 2006 all eight of the 123 ft 37 m WPBs were taken out of service due to debilitating problems with their lengthened hulls all eight hulls were cracking when driven at high speed in heavy seas These as well as other issues such as C4ISR problems drove the program 60 million over budget triple the original bid for the eight boats converted The 41 unmodified 110s are now being pressed harder to take up the slack 12 The eight modified were moved to the United States Coast Guard Yard and moored in Arundel Cove 13 Transfers to foreign operators edit nbsp Unloading of P191 Starobilsk of the Ukrainian Navy The U S Coast Guard has transferred several ships to foreign navies and coast guards via the Defense Security Cooperation Agency s Office of International Acquisition s Excess Defense Articles Program EDA 14 In May 2023 the United States government pledged to provide the Philippines at least two Island class patrol vessels which was agreed by both sides as it was offered alongside two Marine Protector class patrol boats and three Lockheed C 130H Hercules aircraft during President Bongbong Marcos visit to Washington D C 15 16 The recipient of the transferred vessels will be the Philippine Navy 17 18 Operators editUnited States Coast Guard Georgian Coast Guard two ships via EDA in September 2016 19 Pakistan Maritime Security Agency two ships via EDA in 2016 20 Costa Rican Coast Guard two ships via EDA in 2017 20 21 Sea Shepherd Conservation Society purchased former USCGC Block Island and Pea Island June 2015 22 and Bainbridge Island November 2017 23 Ukrainian Navy five acquired from the USCG 24 Hellenic Navy four ships via EDA in 2023 25 Dispositions editdisposition of Island class cutters image name commissioned decommissioned notes nbsp Farallon WPB 1301 Manitou WPB 1302 Directed to be removed from operational service November 2006 nbsp Matagorda WPB 1303 Directed to be removed from operational service November 2006 nbsp Maui WPB 1304 22 March 2022 in Manama Bahrain 26 Monhegan WPB 1305 Directed to be removed from operational service November 2006 Nunivak WPB 1306 Directed to be removed from operational service November 2006 nbsp Ocracoke WPB 1307 transferred to Ukraine renamed P192 Sumy Vashon WPB 1308 Directed to be removed from operational service November 2006 nbsp Aquidneck WPB 1309 15 June 2021 in Manama Bahrain 27 nbsp Mustang WPB 1310 nbsp Naushon WPB 1311 3 October 1986 Homeport Homer Alaska nbsp Sanibel WPB 1312 nbsp Edisto WPB 1313 nbsp Sapelo WPB 1314 transferred to Greece Mantinicus WPB 1315 nbsp Nantucket WPB 1316 Mar 2017 Attu WPB 1317 Directed to be removed from operational service November 2006 nbsp Baranof WPB 1318 nbsp Chandeleur WPB 1319 nbsp Chincoteague WPB 1320 nbsp Cushing WPB 1321 transferred to Ukraine renamed P190 Sloviansk sunk due to Russian action 3 March 2022 nbsp Cuttyhunk WPB 1322 Decommissioned in Port Angeles Washington on May 5 2022 nbsp Drummond WPB 1323 transferred to Ukraine renamed P191 Starobilsk Key Largo WPB 1324 01 December 1988 27 February 2023 Metompkin WPB 1325 Directed to be removed from operational service November 2006 nbsp Monomoy WPB 1326 19 May 1989 22 March 2022 26 Transferred to Greece nbsp Orcas WPB 1327 nbsp Padre WPB 1328 Directed to be removed from operational service November 2006 nbsp Sitkanak Island WPB 1329 nbsp Tybee WPB 1330 nbsp Washington WPB 1331 transferred to Ukraine renamed P193 Fastiv nbsp Wrangell WPB 1332 22 March 2022 in Manama Bahrain 26 Transferred to Greece nbsp Adak WPB 1333 15 June 2021 in Manama Bahrain 27 nbsp Liberty WPB 1334 nbsp Anacapa WPB 1335 nbsp Kiska WPB 1336 transferred to Ukraine renamed P194 Vyacheslav Kubrak nbsp Assateague WPB 1337 nbsp Grand Isle WPB 1338 transferred to Pakistan nbsp Key Biscayne WPB 1339 transferred to Pakistan nbsp Jefferson Island WPB 1340 Decommissioned in Portland Maine on September 19 2014 transferred to Georgia country nbsp Kodiak Island WPB 1341 nbsp Long Island WPB 1342 transferred to Costa Rica renamed Juan Rafael Mora Porras nbsp Bainbridge Island WPB 1343 purchased by Sea Shepherd renamed MV Sharpie nbsp Block Island WPB 1344 purchased by Sea Shepherd renamed MY Jules Verne and later MV John Paul DeJoria nbsp Staten Island WPB 1345 transferred to Georgia nbsp Roanoke Island WPB 1346 transferred to Costa Rica renamed Gen Jose M Canas Escamilla Pea Island WPB 1347 purchased by Sea Shepherd renamed MY Farley Mowat nbsp Knight Island WPB 1348 nbsp Galveston Island WPB 1349 Gallery edit nbsp USCG Sanibel moored in Boston Harbor nbsp Four WPBs transported to the Mediterranean aboard MV BBC Spain nbsp USCGC Anacapa sinks derelict Ryou Un Maru fishing vessel with fire hose 5 April 2012 See also editUSCG Marine Protector class coastal patrol boat USCG Short Range Prosecutor USCG Cape class cutter USCG Sentinel class cutterReferences edit WPB 110 Island Class GlobalSecurity org Global Security Archived from the original on 2017 09 20 Retrieved 2018 06 09 There are three variants of the Island Class The A amp B classes use two Paxman Valenta 16 CM engines as there propulsion plants while the C class uses two Caterpillar 3516s Carr Richard 31 March 2014 Valenta and VP185 applications Valenta Y3J or RP200 applications PaxmanHistory org uk Richard Carr s Paxman history pages Retrieved 16 August 2023 a b McCarthy Frank N 1986 The Coast Guard s New Island in the Drug War Proceedings 112 2 United States Naval Institute 109 amp 110 USCG 110 ft Patrol Boat USCG mil Archived from the original on 12 December 2012 Retrieved 1 March 2011 Patrol Forces Southwest Asia USCG mil US Coast Guard Archived from the original on 21 March 2017 Retrieved 20 March 2017 Patrol Forces Southwest Asia USCG mil US Coast Guard Archived from the original on 21 March 2017 Retrieved 20 March 2017 United States Coast Guard AntiSubmarine Warfare ASW in the Maritime Defense Zone MDZ PDF Archived PDF from the original on 2017 04 28 Retrieved 3 May 2018 The new Island Class of 110 foot Patrol Boat WPB was designed with a ten ton space and weight reservation for additional weapon systems Bruce Alpert August 18 2011 Feds Sue Bollinger Shipyards Over Unseaworthy Coast Guard Ships New Orleans Business News Archived from the original on 2018 06 09 Retrieved March 28 2012 The suit contends that Lockport based Bollinger exaggerated the structural hull strength of the eight boats it had contracted to lengthen from 110 feet to 123 feet Nathaniel R Helms 2005 06 23 Coast Guard Scramble Over Deepwater Snag Military com Archived from the original on 2016 03 03 Retrieved 2009 10 08 Coast Guard ends cutter conversion program MarineLog 2005 07 18 Archived from the original on 2016 03 03 Retrieved 2009 10 08 Griff Witte 2006 08 29 On YouTube Charges of Security Flaws Washington Post Archived from the original on 2018 05 18 Retrieved 2009 10 08 a href Template Cite news html title Template Cite news cite news a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link Eric Lipton 2006 11 30 Coast Guard to Idle 8 Cutters After 100 Million Renovation The New York Times Archived from the original on 2012 05 15 Retrieved 2009 10 08 U S Coast Guard Patrol Craft Archived 2014 05 26 at the Wayback Machine HMC James T Flynn Jr USNR ret 2012 EDA dsca mil Archived from the original on September 7 2017 Retrieved December 12 2017 Valmonte Kaycee 2 May 2023 US to transfer patrol boats airplanes to Philippine military Philstar Global Archived from the original on 3 May 2023 Retrieved 3 May 2023 Philippines To Receive Four Ex US Coast Guard Patrol Boats Baird Maritime 3 May 2023 Archived from the original on 3 May 2023 Retrieved 3 May 2023 Nepomuceno Priam 3 May 2023 4 US patrol boats to beef up PH Navy s defense capabilities Philippine News Agency Archived from the original on 8 May 2023 Retrieved 8 May 2023 Understanding the United States Patrol Boat Pledges to the Philippine Navy Pitz Defense Analysis 5 June 2023 Retrieved 5 June 2023 U S Donates Two Patrol Boats to Georgian Coast Guard Civil Georgia Tbilisi 1 October 2016 Archived from the original on 2017 12 12 Retrieved 1 October 2016 a b USCG Transfers Cutters dcms uscg mil Archived from the original on February 28 2018 Retrieved December 12 2017 Costa Rica to commission former US Coast Guard cutters in April Naval Today 2018 03 07 Retrieved 2018 06 08 The Coast Guard formally transferred the two patrol boats the former cutters Long Island and Roanoke Island to Costa Rica through the Excess Defense Articles EDA Program in October 2017 Archived 2018 04 12 at the Wayback Machine Sea Shepherd Welcomes the Farley Mowat and the Jules Verne to its Fleet Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Archived from the original on 2015 06 03 Retrieved 2015 06 01 Sea Shepherd Launches New Anti poaching Vessel M V Sharpie Sea Shepherd Conservation Society Archived from the original on 2017 12 08 Retrieved 2017 12 09 Ukraine to receive two former U S Coast Guard Island class cutters navaltoday com navaltoday com 3 April 2018 Archived from the original on 14 June 2018 Retrieved 12 July 2018 APOKLEISTIKO Oi HPA paraxwroyn 3 peripolika klashs Island sto Polemiko mas Naytiko alla 5 pros dia8esh sto ameso mellon Pthsh in Greek 2022 01 20 Retrieved 2023 07 08 a b c U S Coast Guard Decommissions 3 Cutters in Bahrain U S Naval Forces Central Command U S 5th Fleet 22 March 2022 Retrieved 25 April 2024 a b U S Coast Guard Decommissions Bahrain Based Cutters USCGC Aquidneck USCGC Adak U S Naval Forces Central Command U S 5th Fleet 16 June 2021 Retrieved 25 April 2024 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Island class cutters Video of the Matagorda deploying and retrieving her Short Range Prosecutor pursuit launch at speed Official description of the conversion from 110 to 123 feet Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Island class patrol boat amp oldid 1220826327, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
