USCGC Mustang: Difference between revisions

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|Ship country=[[United States of America]]

|Ship flag={{shipboxflag|USAUnited States|coast guard}}

|Ship launched=September 1986

|Ship commissioned=September 1986

|Ship status= In service as of 20112022

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|Ship length={{convert|110|ft|0|in|m|abbr=on}}

|Ship complement= 2 officers, 16 enlisted,

The '''USCGC ''Mustang'' (WPB-1310)''', (named after [[Mustang Island]] off the coast of Texas), is an [[Island-class cutter]] of the [[United States Coast Guard]], the tenth ship of her class. She was commissioned in September 1986 and is stationed in [[Seward, Alaska]], atin the topnorth of the [[Gulf of Alaska]]. Mustang is one of seven Island-class patrol boats in Alaska. Her primary objective is [[maritime safety]], though she is a multiple-role ship.

The [[Island-class patrol boat]]s were constructed in [[Bollinger Shipyards]], [[Lockport, Louisiana]]. ''Mustang'' has an overall length of {{convert|110|ft|m}}. It had a [[beam (ship)|beam]] of {{convert|21|ft|m}} and a [[draft (ship)|draft]] of {{convert|7.3|ft|m}} atin the2020. timeAt ofthat construction.time, Thethe patrol boat has a displacement ofdisplaced {{convert|154165|t|LT ST}} at full load and {{convert|137|t|LT ST}} at half load. ItShe is powered by two [[Paxman Valenta]] 16 CM diesel engines ordeveloping twoa Caterpillartotal 3516of diesel{{convert|5760 engines|hp|kW|0|abbr=on}} at 1500 RPM.<ref name="FactSheet2020" /> It has two {{convert|99|kW|PS shp}} 3304T diesel generators made by Caterpillar; these can serve as [[motor–generator]]s. ItsHer hull is constructed from highly strong steel, and the superstructure and major deck are constructed from aluminium.<ref name="uscg">{{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|accessdateaccess-date=24 August 2015}}</ref><ref name="bollinger">{{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|accessdateaccess-date=24 August 2015}}</ref>

The Island-class patrol boats have maximum sustained speeds of {{convert|29.5|kn|km/h mph}}. ItShe is fittedarmed with one {{convert|25|mm}} cannon and two {{convert|7.62|mm}} M60 light machine guns; itshe may also be fitted with two Browning [[M2 Browning|.50 Caliber Machine Guns]]. ItShe is fittedequipped with satellite navigation systems, collision avoidance systems, surface radar, and a Loran C system. ItShe has a range of {{convert|3330|mi|nmi km}} and an endurance of five days. ItsHer 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.<ref name="uscg"/><ref name="bollinger"/>