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| Name: | USCGC Kiska |
| Namesake: | Kiska Island, Alaska |
| Commissioned: | 1990 |
| Homeport: | Santa Rita, Guam |
| Identification: | |
| Status: | Active in service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Island-class cutter |
| Displacement: | 164 tons |
| Length: | 110 ft (34 m) |
| Beam: | 21 ft (6.4 m) |
| Draft: | 6.5 ft (2.0 m) |
| Propulsion: | Twin Paxman Valenta 16-CM RP-200M |
| Speed: | over 30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph) |
| Range: | 9,900 miles |
| Endurance: | 6 days |
| Boats & landing craft carried: | 1 × RHIB |
| Complement: | 18 personnel (2 officers, 16 enlisted) |
| Armament: |
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USCGC Kiska (WPB-1336) is an Island-class cutter of the United States Coast Guard, named for the island of Kiska, Alaska.
Design[]
The Island-class patrol boats were constructed in Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, Louisiana. Kiska has an overall length of 110 feet (34 m). It had a beam of 21 feet (6.4 m) and a draft of 7 feet (2.1 m) at the time of construction. The patrol boat has a displacement of 154 tonnes (152 long tons; 170 short tons) at full load and 137 tonnes (135 long tons; 151 short tons) at half load. It is powered two Paxman Valenta 16 CM diesel engines or two Caterpillar 3516 diesel engines. It has two 99 kilowatts (135 PS; 133 shp) 3304T diesel generators made by Caterpillar; these can serve as motor–generators. Its hull is constructed from highly strong steel, and the superstructure & major deck are constructed from aluminium.[1][2]
The Island-class patrol boats have maximum sustained speeds of 29.5 knots (54.6 km/h; 33.9 mph). It is fitted with one 25 millimetres (0.98 in) autocannon & two 7.62 millimetres (0.300 in) M60 light machine guns; it may also be fitted with two Browning .50 Caliber Machine Guns. It is fitted with satellite navigation systems, collision avoidance systems, surface radar, and a Loran C system. It has a range of 3,330 miles (2,890 nmi; 5,360 km) and an endurance of five days. Its complement is sixteen (two officers & fourteen crew members). Island-class patrol boats are based on Vosper Thornycroft 33 metres (108 ft) patrol boats and have similar dimensions.[1][2]
History[]
On March 19, 2002, the Kiska intercepted the Taiwanese fishing vessel Full Means II (富明二號), which had been taken over by its cook, who had murdered the captain and first mate.[3]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "110-foot Island Class Patrol Boat (WPB)". United States Coast Guard. http://www.uscg.mil/d13/docs/factsheets/110.pdf.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "USCG 110' "Island Class" Patrol Boats (WPB)". Bollinger Shipyards. http://www.bollingershipyards.com/Portfolio/Military--Government-Vessels/USCG-110-34Island-Class34-Patrol-Boats-WPB.
- ↑ McFadden, Robert D. (2002-03-23). "Tales of Mutiny and Murder Unfold After a Missing Taiwanese Ship Is Found". https://www.nytimes.com/2002/03/23/us/tales-of-mutiny-and-murder-unfold-after-a-missing-taiwanese-ship-is-found.html?scp=3&sq=%22Full%20Means%22&st=cse.
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