| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders: | Coast Guard Yard 1960-63, 1970; J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp. 1966-67 |
| Operators: | United States Coast Guard |
| Preceded by: | Cape class 95' patrol boat |
| Succeeded by: | Marine Protector class 87' patrol boat |
| Built: | 1960-1970 |
| In commission: | 1960-2003 |
| Completed: | 79 |
| Retired: | 79 |
| Career (USA) | |
| Name: | USCGC Point Evans (WPB-82354) |
| Namesake: | Point Evans at Gig Harbor, Washington |
| Owner: | United States Coast Guard |
| Builder: | J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp., Tacoma, Washington |
| Commissioned: | 10 January 1967 |
| Decommissioned: | 1 December 1999 |
| Fate: | Transferred to Philippine Navy |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Patrol Boat (WPB) |
| Displacement: | 60 tons |
| Length: | 82 ft 10 in (25.25 m) |
| Beam: | 17 ft 7 in (5.36 m) max |
| Draft: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × 800 hp (597 kW) Cummins diesel engines refit in 1990's with 800 hp Caterpillar diesel. |
| Speed: | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
| Range: | 542 nmi (1,004 km) at 14.5 kn (26.9 km/h; 16.7 mph) 1,271 nmi (2,354 km) at 10.7 kn (19.8 km/h; 12.3 mph) |
| Complement: | Domestic service : 8 men |
| Armament: | 1967 • 1 × Oerlikon 20 mm cannon |
USCGC Point Evans (WPB-82354) was United States Coast Guard 82 feet (25 m) Point class patrol boat.[1]
The Point Evans was homeported at Long Beach, California from 1967 to 1992. She was used for law enforcement and search and rescue operations. On 21 February 1970, she helped fight a fire at Rincon, California. On 2 August 1973, she fought a fire on FV Heimark 5 miles offshore from Los Angeles, California. From 1992 to 1999 she was homeported in Kauai, Hawaii replacing USCGC Point Harris which was damaged by Hurricane Iniki. In 1995, she ran aground near Molikini Crater and sustained some hull and propeller damage.
The Point Evans appeared in the 1987 film Overboard with Goldie Hawn[2]. She also appeared in the TV series Baywatch Hawaii[2] as well as in the Columbo series, season 7.5 "The Conspirators"
After decommissioning, she was transferred to the Philippine Navy in 2001.[1] In 2009, she was given the stated mission of protecting tourists.[3] After transfer to the Philippine Navy, the Coast Guard replaced her with USCGC Kittiwake, an 87 foot Marine Protector class coastal patrol boat.
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