U.S.C.G.C. Point Charles
WPB-82361
1967
(SeaVee SVX-22)
- Class: Point - 78 Patrol Boats of 1960-70
- Displacement: 66 tons full load
- Dimensions: 83 x 17 x 6 ft
- Machinery: 2 diesel engines 1,600bhp
- Speed: 23+ knots
- Complement: 10
- Builder: Coast Guard Yard, Curtis Bay, MD
- Laid down:
- Launched:
- Commissioned: 15 May 1967
- Decommissioned: 13 Dec 1991
- Notes: A large class of 82-foot cutters used for port security and search and rescue. Beginning in 1965, some 26 units were transferred to South Vietnamese waters and then transferred to South Vietnam in 1969-70. The last one was decommissioned in 2002. Point Charles went to Texas A&M University after decommissioning.
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