Description: USCGC RAZORBILL WPB-87332 Naval Cover Cachet Gulfport, MS 9/11 stampIt was sent in 2____. It was franked with stamp "Heroes".This cover is in good, but not perfect condition. Please look at the scan and make your own judgement. Member USCS #10385 (I also earned the stamp collecting merit badge as a boy!). Please contact me if you have specific cover needs. I have thousands for sale, including; navals (USS, USNS, USCGC, Coast Guard, ship, Maritime), military posts, event, APO, hotel, postal history, memorabilia, etc. I also offer approvals service with FREE SHIPPING to repeat USA customers.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 37 remain in commission. Their hull numbers are WPB-1301 through WPB-1349.[3] Contents1Overview2Conversion problems3Transfers to foreign operators4Operators5Dispositions6Gallery7See also8References9External linksOverviewThe 110 ft (34 m) Island-class patrol boats are a U.S. Coast Guard modification of a highly successful British-designed Vosper Thornycroft patrol boat built for Qatar, Abu Dhabi, and Singapore.[2] With excellent range and seakeeping capabilities, the Island class, all named after U.S. islands, replaced the older 95 ft (29 m) Cape-class cutters. These cutters are equipped with advanced electronics and navigation equipment and are 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 58 ordered Sentinel-class cutters, selected under the Fast Response Cutter (FRC) program, are slated to replace the Island class. Six Island class cutters are currently stationed in Manama, Bahrain as a part of Patrol Forces Southwest Asia to provide the Navy's Fifth Fleet with combat ready assets.[4] The cutters have 10 tons worth of space and weight reservations for additional weapons.[5] Conversion problemsAs built, these vessels were all 110 feet (34 m) in length. In 2002 as part of the Integrated Deepwater System Program, the Coast Guard began refitting some of these vessels, adding 13 feet (4.0 m) to the stern to make room for a high-speed stern launching ramp, and replacing the superstructure so that these vessels had enough room to accommodate mixed-gender crews. The refit added about 15 tons to the vessel's displacement, and reduced its maximum speed by approximately one knot. The eight cutters[6] modified were; USCGC Matagorda (WPB-1303)USCGC Attu (WPB-1317)USCGC Metompkin (WPB-1325)USCGC Padre (WPB-1328)USCGC Manitou (WPB-1302)USCGC Monhegan (WPB-1305)USCGC Nunivak (WPB-1306)USCGC Vashon (WPB-1308)In 2005, then-Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Thomas H. Collins made the decision to stop the contractor's conversion at eight hulls when sea trials revealed intractable structural flaws.[7][8] In August 2006, a Lockheed Martin engineer went public with allegations that the company and the Coast Guard were ignoring serious security flaws in the refitting project, and that they were likely to repeat the same mistakes on similar projects. The flaws included blind spots in watch cameras, FLIR equipment not suitable for operating under extreme temperatures, and the use of non-shielded cables in secure communications systems, a violation of TEMPEST standards.[9] In late November 2006 all eight of the 123 ft (37 m) WPBs were taken out of service due to debilitating problems with their lengthened hulls – all eight hulls were cracking when driven at high speed in heavy seas. These as well as other issues – such as C4ISR problems – drove the program $60 million over budget, triple the original bid for the eight boats converted. The 41 unmodified 110s are now being pressed harder to take up the slack.[10] The eight modified were moved to the United States Coast Guard Yard and moored in Arundel Cove.[11] Transfers to foreign operators Unloading of P191 "Starobilsk" of Ukrainian NavyThe U.S. Coast Guard has transferred several ships to foreign navies and coast guards via the Defense Security Cooperation Agency's Office of International Acquisition’s Excess Defense Articles Program (EDA).[12] OperatorsUnited States Coast GuardGeorgian Coast Guard – two ships via EDA in September 2016[13]Pakistan Maritime Security Agency – two ships via EDA in 2016[14]Costa Rican Coast Guard – two ships via EDA in 2017[14][15]Sea Shepherd Conservation Society – purchased former USCGC Block Island and Pea Island, June 2015,[16] and Bainbridge Island, November 2017.[17]Ukrainian Navy – five acquired from the USCG[18]Dispositionsdisposition of Island class cuttersimagenamecommissioneddecommissionednotesUSCGC Farallon (WPB 1301).jpgFarallon (WPB-1301)Manitou (WPB-1302)Directed to be removed from operational service November 2006Matagordawpb.jpgMatagorda (WPB-1303)Directed to be removed from operational service November 2006USCGC Maui (WPB-1304) with MH-60S of HSC-26 off Bahrain in December 2014.JPGMaui (WPB-1304)Monhegan (WPB-1305)Directed to be removed from operational service November 2006Nunivak (WPB-1306)Directed to be removed from operational service November 2006USCG Okracoke, Guantanamo.jpgOcracoke (WPB-1307)transferred to Ukraine, renamed P192 SumyVashon (WPB-1308)Directed to be removed from operational service November 2006USCGC Aquidneck (WPB 1309).jpgAquidneck (WPB-1309)USCGC Mustang (WPB-1310).jpgMustang (WPB-1310)2009 Photo Contest - Second Place (4320540278).jpgNaushon (WPB-1311)US Navy 050804-C-2023P-569 Patrol Boat from Woods Hole, Mass., patrols the Portland Harbor as part of security measures for Secretary of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff's visit.jpgSanibel (WPB-1312)Engine swap 121203-G-JY570-018.jpgEdisto (WPB-1313)USCGC Sapelo moored next to a cruise liner in San Juan.jpgSapelo (WPB-1314)Mantinicus (WPB-1315)Coast-Guard-Cutter-Nantucket-WPB-1316.jpgNantucket (WPB-1316)Mar 2017Attu (WPB-1317)Directed to be removed from operational service November 2006USCGC Baranof (WPB 1318) -- COMBAT CAMERA 140221-N-QP268-491.jpgBaranof (WPB-1318)United States Coast Guard Cutter Chandeleur.jpgChandeleur (WPB-1319)US Coast Guard Cutter Chincoteague (WPB-1320) passes Fort San Felipe del Morro.jpgChincoteague (WPB-1320)USCGC Cushing (WPB-1321) on Potomac River 03 Nov 2015.jpgCushing (WPB-1321)transferred to Ukraine, renamed P190 SlovianskUS Navy 030807-N-6477M-213 U.S. Coast Guard Cutter CuttyHunk (WPB 1322) escorts the Ohio-class strategic missile submarine USS Kentucky (SSBN-737) through the strait of Juan De Fuca.jpgCuttyhunk (WPB-1322)P191 Starobilsk.jpgDrummond (WPB-1323)transferred to Ukraine, renamed P191 StarobilskKey Largo (WPB-1324)Metompkin (WPB-1325)Directed to be removed from operational service November 2006US Navy 040809-G-1034C-216 The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Monomoy (WPB 1326) is off-loaded as part of a six-boat force representing the Coast Guard operations in the Northern Arabian Gulf.jpgMonomoy (WPB-1326)19 May 1989San Francisco USCGC Orcas (WPB-1327)1.jpgOrcas (WPB-1327)USCGC Padre Island (WPB 1328) - 1999-11-30.jpgPadre (WPB-1328)Directed to be removed from operational service November 2006USCGC Sitanak with refugees -a.jpgSitkanak Island (WPB-1329)Tybee (WPB-1330)USCGC Washington (WPB-1331).JPGWashington (WPB-1331)transferred to Ukraine, renamed P193 FastivUSCGC Wrangell (WPB-1332) underway in the Arabian Sea on 7 February 2018 (180207-N-TB177-0417).JPGWrangell (WPB-1332)Liberty22.jpgAdak (WPB-1333)USCGC Liberty Island (WPB-1334).jpgLiberty (WPB-1334)USCGC Anacapa (WPB-1335).jpgAnacapa (WPB-1335)RIMPAC 2000 DVIDS1081891.jpgKiska (WPB-1336)transferred to Ukraine, renamed P194 Vyacheslav KubrakUSCGC Assateague.jpgAssateague (WPB-1337)USCGC Grand Isle (WPB-1338), off Crete.jpgGrand Isle (WPB-1338)transferred to Pakistan2009-12-06 USCGC Key Biscayne WPB1339.jpgKey Biscayne (WPB-1339)transferred to PakistanUSCG-1340-Jefferson-Island.jpgJefferson Island (WPB-1340)Decommissioned in Portland, Maine on September 19, 2014.transferred to Georgia (country)USCGC Kodiak Island.jpgKodiak Island (WPB-1341)United States Coast Guard Cutter Long Island (WPB 1342).jpgLong Island (WPB-1342)transferred to Costa Rica, renamed Juan Rafael Mora PorrasUS Navy 030828-C-5313L-543 U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bainbridge Island (WPB 1343), home ported in Sandy Hook, NJ., stands watch over the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor.jpgBainbridge Island (WPB-1343)purchased by Sea Shepherd, renamed MV SharpieWPB 1344, USCG Block Island, an Island Class 110 foot cutter, and USCG helicopter.jpgBlock Island (WPB-1344)purchased by Sea Shepherd, renamed MY Jules VerneUSCGC Staten Island leaves Washington DC -a.jpgStaten Island (WPB-1345)transferred to GeorgiaCoast Guard Cutter Roanoke Island (WPB 1346) slices through the waters of Prince William Sound at full speed.jpgRoanoke Island (WPB-1346)transferred to Costa Rica, renamed Gen. Jose M. Canas EscamillaPea Island (WPB-1347)purchased by Sea Shepherd, renamed MY Farley MowatUSCGC Knight island.jpgKnight Island (WPB-1348)USCGC Galveston Island - 170214-G-CA140-1001.jpgGalveston Island (WPB-1349)
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Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: Ships, Boats
Year of Issue: 2001-2010
Certification: Uncertified
Quality: Used
Cancellation Type: Ship Cancel
Grade: Ungraded
Era: War on Drugs
Country: United States
People & Occupations: sailor
Vessel: USCGC
Naval: Ship
Condition: Used
Country of Manufacture: United States
Branch: Coast Guard
Type: vessel
Cachet: USCG
State: Mississippi
Place of Origin: United States
Event: Naval
