USCGC Cape Upright
Appearance
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Name | USCGC Cape Upright (WPB-95303) |
Owner | United States Coast Guard |
Operator | United States Coast Guard |
Builder | Coast Guard Yard |
Commissioned | 2 July 1953[1] |
Decommissioned | 6 January 1989 |
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Fate | Transferred to Bahamas, 10 June 1989 |
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Name | HMBS David Tucker (P07) |
Owner | Royal Bahamas Defence Force |
Operator | Royal Bahamas Defence Force |
Acquired | 10 June 1989 |
Decommissioned | 1996 [2] |
Fate | Sunk in 1997 as an artificial reef |
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Class and type | Cape class |
Displacement | 102 long tons (114 short tons) |
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Beam | 20 ft (6.1 m) max |
Draft | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
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Range | 1,418 nautical miles (2,626 km; 1,632 mi) |
Complement | 15 |
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USCGC Cape Upright was United States Coast Guard steel-hulled patrol boat of the 95-Foot or Cape class.
Service
[edit]- 1953: From here stationed at Norfolk, Virginia, to 1960 and was used for law enforcement (LE) and Search and Rescue (SAR) operations.
- 1961: From here to 1969, stationed at Southport, North Carolina where she was again used for LE and participated in many SAR operations. Cape Upright participated in the recovery of a U.S. Navy seaman's body whose helicopter crashed off Frying Pan Shoals Light Tower in January 1967. Three crew members were recovered alive and another went down with the helicopter[3]
- 29 April 1969, medevaced a crewman from F/V Thalia.
- 28 July 1969: towed the disabled schooner Chauve Souris 19 miles west of Frying Pan Light Tower to Southport, NC.
- 24 December 1969: towed the disabled F/V Dream One 45 miles east of Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina.
- 1970: From here to 1973, was stationed at Wrightsville Beach, NC, being used again for LE and SAR operations.
- 31 July 1970, towed the disabled sailboat Pandora 35 miles southeast of Cape Fear to Wrightsville Beach.
- 1974: From here to 1976, was held for transfer to Lebanon under the Military Assistance Program.
- 1976-1977: underwent major renovation at the Coast Guard Yard, Curtis Bay, Maryland.
- 1978 to 1989: was stationed at Savannah, Georgia, and was used for LE and SAR operations.
- 10 September 1982: helped seize M/V Mont Boron, which was suspected of drug smuggling off Florida.
- 28 November 1982: seized the Cayman Island vessel Largo Izabel carrying 30 tons of marijuana after stopping her with gunfire.
- 18 November 1986: seized a speedboat in the Straits of Florida with marijuana on board.
- 21 November 1986: seized M/V Don Yeyo 120 miles east of Miami, Florida, carrying 12 tons of marijuana.[1]
Transfer
[edit]Cape Upright was transferred to The Bahamas 10 June 1989 and renamed David Tucker (P07).
Decommissioning
[edit]David Tucker (P07) was decommissioned in 1996 and donated to be sunk as an artificial reef in 1997 as part of Nassau's artificial reef program. A popular dive spot; it is located along an area known as Clifton Wall.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "CAPE UPRIGHT, 1953". U.S. Coast Guard Cutter History. United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 2011-03-22.
- ^ Barroux, Jean Charles. "Bahamas - Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) - Coast Guard". Latin American Military. Retrieved 2011-03-22.
- ^ "Sign In - Coast Guard Community".