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USCGC Ocracoke
Island-class patrol boat of the US Coast Guard / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
USCGC Ocracoke (WPB-1307) is an Island Class Cutter of the United States Coast Guard. She is homeported in Maine, where she patrols international and territorial waters as a humanitarian, law enforcement, and Homeland Security asset. Her primary missions are Search and Rescue, Counter-Smuggling Activities, and Homeland Security.[1]
![]() USCGC Ocracoke, leaving Naval Base Guantanamo Bay, May 12, 2008. | |
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Name | USCGC Ocracoke |
Namesake | Ocracoke Island |
Identification |
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Status | Decommissioned |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Island class patrol boat |
Displacement | 168 tons |
Length | 110 feet |
Beam | 21 feet |
Propulsion | 2 diesel engines |
Speed | 28 knots |
Complement | 2 officers, 15 enlisted |
Armament | 25 mm Mk 38 machine gun, 2 .50 cal M2 machine guns |
Upon commissioning in 1986 and until 1991, she was assigned to Coast Guard Patrol Boat Squadron Two (CG PATBOATRON TWO) in Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico. During this period she conducted law enforcement, search and rescue, and expeditionary naval operations. When CG PATBOATRON TWO was decommissioned on July 1, 1991 she was assigned to Commander, Greater Antilles Section.[2]
As of 2014 she was working out of Portland, Maine.
On March 31, 2015, together with other USCG elements, she assisted the distressed Canadian sailing ship Liana's Ransom, when she lost engine power during a storm off Gloucester, Massachusetts.[3] On Nov 22, 2019, Ocracoke was decommissioned at a ceremony held in South Portland, ME.[citation needed]