USCGC Assateague (WPB-1337) was an Island-class cutter of the United States Coast Guard. Assateague was constructed at Bollinger Machine Shop and Shipyard in Lockport, Louisiana, and commissioned on 15 June 1990.
Currently operating in the Coast Guard 14th District, the cutter reports to Sector Guam. Assateague supports multi-mission operations throughout Sector Guam’s vast area of responsibility, which includes the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zones surrounding Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and an international SAR area that includes the Republic of Palau and the Federated States of Micronesia, conducting search and rescue response missions, and ports, waterways and coastal security operations.[1]
The Island-class patrol boats were constructed in Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, Louisiana. Assateague has an overall length of 110feet. It had a beam of 21feet and a draft of 7feet at the time of construction. The patrol boat has a displacement of 154t at full load and 137t at half load. It is powered two Paxman Valenta 16 CM diesel engines. It has two 99kW 3304B diesel generators made by Caterpillar; these serve as motor–generators. Its hull is constructed from highly strong steel, and the superstructure and major deck are constructed from aluminium.[2] [3]
The Island-class patrol boats have maximum sustained speeds of 29.5kn. It is fitted with one machine gun and two 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 3330miles 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 patrol boats and have similar dimensions.[2] [3] Coast Guard Cutter Assateague was decommissioned September 23, 2017.