USCGC Kiska

History
United States
Name	USCGC Kiska
Namesake	Kiska Island, Alaska
Commissioned	1990
Homeport	Santa Rita, Guam
Identification	MMSI number: 367914000; Callsign: NUSF;
Status	Active in service
General characteristics
Class and 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	25 mm Mk 38 machine gun; 2 × .50-caliber machine gun;

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 and 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 and 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 and 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

Media related to USCGC Kiska (WPB-1336) at Wikimedia Commons

^ ^a ^b "110-foot Island Class Patrol Boat (WPB)" (PDF). United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
^ ^a ^b "USCG 110' "Island Class" Patrol Boats (WPB)". Bollinger Shipyards. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
^ McFadden, Robert D. (2002-03-23). "Tales of Mutiny and Murder Unfold After a Missing Taiwanese Ship Is Found". New York Times. Retrieved May 6, 2009.

[uscg-1] "110-foot Island Class Patrol Boat (WPB)" (PDF). United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 24 August 2015.

[bollinger-2] "USCG 110' "Island Class" Patrol Boats (WPB)". Bollinger Shipyards. Retrieved 24 August 2015.

[3] McFadden, Robert D. (2002-03-23). "Tales of Mutiny and Murder Unfold After a Missing Taiwanese Ship Is Found". New York Times. Retrieved May 6, 2009.

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