Island-class patrol boat

	USCGC Knight Island, commissioned in 1992, is the second newest Island-class boat.
Class overview
Name	Island class
Builders	Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, Louisiana, U.S.
Operators	United States Coast Guard; Coast Guard of Georgia; Costa Rica Coast Guard; Hellenic Navy; Pakistan Navy; Ukrainian Navy; Sea Shepherd Conservation Society;
Preceded by	Cape-class
Succeeded by	Sentinel-class
Built	1985–1992
In service	1985–present
Completed	49
Active	7
Lost	1
General characteristics
Type	Patrol boat
Displacement	168 tons
Length	110 ft (34 m)
Beam	21 ft (6.4 m)
Draft	7.3 ft (2.2 m)
Propulsion	2x Paxman Valenta V16 – 16RP200 or; 2x Caterpillar diesel engines;
Speed	29.5 kn (54.6 km/h; 33.9 mph)
Range	2,900 nmi (5,400 km; 3,300 mi)
Endurance	5 days
Boats & landing ; craft carried	1 – Cutter Boat Medium (Yamaha 90 HP outboard engine)
Complement	16 (2 officers, 14 enlisted)
Sensors and ; processing systems	AN/SPS-73 radar
Armament	Mk 38 25 mm chain gun; 2 × M2 .50-cal MG;
Aircraft carried	None

The Island-class patrol boat is a class of cutters of the United States Coast Guard. 49 cutters of the class were built, of which 7 remain in commission. Their hull numbers are WPB-1301 through WPB-1349.

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