The Marine

Protector-class is a coastal patrol boats of the United States Coast Guard. The 87-foot-
long vessels are based on the Stan 2600 design by Damen Group, and were built
by Bollinger Shipyards of Lockport, Louisiana. Each boat is named after sea creatures
which fly or swim.

Type of Vessel: Coastal Patrol Boats - Marine Protector class

Operators: US Coast Guard, Coast Guard of Georgia, Costa Rica Coast Guard,
Ukranian Navy, Pakistan Navy
Built: 1985 - 1992
In Service: 1998-present

General Characteristics:
Length: 87 ft (27 m)
Speed: 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph)+
Complement: 10
Armament: 2 × .50 caliber M2 Browning machine guns

Capabilities: Combating drug smuggling, illegal immigration, marine fisheries

enforcement and search and rescue support
USCGC Knight Island (WPB-1348) was named after Knight Island in the Prince William
Sounds of Alaska. It was commissioned on April 22, 1992, at Bollinger
Shipyards in Lockport, Louisiana and based on the internationally known Vosper-
Thornycroft design. She is equipped with advanced electronics and navigation
equipment and is used in support of the Coast Guard's maritime homeland security,
migrant interdiction, drug interdiction, defense operations, fisheries enforcement,
and search and rescue missions.
The following are the general characteristics of USCG Knight Island (WPB-1348):
Displacement: 168 tons
Length: 110ft (34m)
Beam: 21 ft (6.4m)
Draft: 6.5 ft (2.0 m)
Propulsion: Twin Turbo Charged Diesel Caterpillar
Speed: 30+ knots
Complement: 18 personnel
Armament: Mark 38 25mm machine gun system
2 x .50 caliber Machine Gun
Various Small Arms