USCGC Sapelo
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The USCGC Sapelo (WPB-1314) is an Island class cutter, operated by the United States Coast Guard.
In 2013, unlike other Island class cutters, she was not commanded by a commissioned officer, she was commanded by a Chief Warrant Officer.
In 2013 the Sapelo seized a shipment of 1.3 tons of cocaine, estimated to be worth $34 million United States dollars.
In June 2015, the Homer News reported that a sister ship of Sapelo, Roanoke Island, stationed in Homer, Alaska, was being retired.
They reported that, since the Sapelo had been replaced by a new Sentinel class cutter, she would be brought to Homer to replace Roanoke Island. The previous crew of Roanoke Island would then cross-deck to Sapelo in a crew swap.
Design
The Island-class patrol boats were constructed in Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, Louisiana. Sapelo has an overall length of {{convert|110|ft|m}}. It had a beam of {{convert|21|ft|m}} and a draft of {{convert|7|ft|m}} at the time of construction. The patrol boat has a displacement of {{convert|154|t|LT ST}} at full load and {{convert|137|t|LT ST}} at half load. It is powered two Paxman Valenta 16 CM diesel engines or two Caterpillar 3516 diesel engines. It has two {{convert|99|kW|PS shp}} 3304T diesel generators made by Caterpillar; these can serve as motor–generators. Its hull is constructed from highly strong steel, and the superstructure and major deck are constructed from aluminium.{{cite web|url=http://www.uscg.mil/d13/docs/factsheets/110.pdf|title=110-foot Island Class Patrol Boat (WPB)|publisher=United States Coast Guard|access-date=24 August 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://www.bollingershipyards.com/Portfolio/Military--Government-Vessels/USCG-110-34Island-Class34-Patrol-Boats-WPB|title=USCG 110' "Island Class" Patrol Boats (WPB)|publisher=Bollinger Shipyards|access-date=24 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923193425/http://www.bollingershipyards.com/Portfolio/Military--Government-Vessels/USCG-110-34Island-Class34-Patrol-Boats-WPB|archive-date=2015-09-23|url-status=dead}}
The Island-class patrol boats have maximum sustained speeds of {{convert|29.5|kn|km/h mph}}. It is fitted with one {{convert|25|mm}} machine gun and two {{convert|7.62|mm}} 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 {{convert|3330|mi|nmi km}} and an endurance of five days. Its complement is sixteen (two officers and fourteen crew members). Island-class patrol boats are based on Vosper Thornycroft {{convert|33|m}} patrol boats and have similar dimensions.
References
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{{cite news
| url = http://coastguardnews.com/coast-guard-cutter-sapelo-seizes-34-million-of-cocaine/2013/01/18/
| title = Coast Guard Cutter Sapelo seizes $34 million of cocaine
| publisher = Coast Guard News
| date = 2013-01-18
| access-date = 2015-06-04
| quote = After searching throughout the night and the following day, the crew of the Sapelo recovered 43 bales of contraband that had been thrown overboard by the suspects aboard the fleeing vessel. Further inspection and testing of the suspected contraband revealed it to be cocaine.
}}
{{cite news
| url = http://homernews.com/homer-news/local-news/2015-06-04/coast-guard-cutter-forced-into-retirement
| title = Coast Guard cutter forced into retirement
| publisher = Homer News
| author = Michael Armstrong
| date = 2015-06-04
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150605075910/http://homernews.com/homer-news/local-news/2015-06-04/coast-guard-cutter-forced-into-retirement
| archive-date = 2015-06-05
| url-status = live
| quote = Homer won’t lose the 18 crewmembers and their families, however. An Island Class patrol boat, the 110-foot Roanoke Island will be replaced in Homer by a sister ship, the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Sapelo, now stationed in Sector San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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{{cite news
| url = http://www.uscg.mil/sectorsanjuan/Sector_Units/USCGC_Sapelo/sapelo.asp
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140826115104/http://www.uscg.mil/sectorsanjuan/Sector_Units/USCGC_Sapelo/sapelo.asp
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = 2014-08-26
| title = Coast Guard Cutter Sapelo (WPB-1314): Primary mission is law enforcement and search and rescue
| publisher = USCG
| date = 2013-04-19
| access-date = 2015-06-05
}}
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{{Island class cutter}}