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The USCGC ''Sapelo'' (WPB-1314) is an Island class cutter, operated by the United States Coast Guard.〔 In 2013, unlike other Island class cutters, she was not commanded by a commissioned officer, she was commanded by a Chief Warrant Officer. In 2013 the ''Sapelo'' seized a shipment of 1.3 tons of cocaine, estimated to be worth $34 million United States dollars.〔 In June 2015, the ''Homer News'' reported that a sister ship of the ''Sapelo'', the ''Roanoke Island'', stationed in Homer, Alaska, was being retired.〔 They reported that, since the ''Sapelo'' had been replaced by a new Sentinel class cutter, she would be brought to Homer to replace the ''Roanoke''. The previous crew of the ''Roanoke'' would take over the ''Sapelo''. ==Design== The Island-class patrol boats were constructed in Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, Louisiana. ''Sapelo'' has an overall length of . It had a beam of and a draft of at the time of construction. The patrol boat has a displacement of at full load and at half load. It is powered two Paxman-Valenta 16 CM diesel engines or two Caterpillar 3516 diesel engines. It has two 3304T diesel generators made by Caterpillar; these can serve as motor–generators. Its hull is constructed from highly strong steel, and the superstructure and major deck are constructed from aluminium.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=110-foot Island Class PatrolBoat (WPB) )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=USCG 110' "Island Class" Patrol Boats (WPB) )〕 The Island-class patrol boats have maximum sustained speeds of . It is fitted with one machine gun and two M60 light machine guns; it may also be fitted with two Browning .50 Caliber Machine Guns. It is fitted with satellite navigation systems, collision avoidance systems, surface radar, and a Loran C system. It has a range of and an endurance of five days. Its complement is sixteen (two officers and fourteen crew members). Island-class patrol boats are based on Vosper Thornycroft patrol boats and have similar dimensions.〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「USCGC Sapelo (WPB-1314)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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