Name Roanoke Island Commissioned 1992-02-07 Launched 7 February 1992 Weight 166.6 tons Range 15.932506 million m | Cost Approx. $7 Million Out of service 2015-06-04 Length 34 m Displacement 148,800 kg Endurance 6 days 0 hours | |
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Namesake Roanoke Island, North Carolina, U.S. Operator United States Coast Guard Builder Bollinger Shipyards, L.L.C. | ||
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The USCGC Roanoke Island is the 46th Island class cutter to be commissioned. She was commissioned in Homer, Alaska, on February 7, 1992. Five other Island Class cutters are based in Alaska. Her primary missions include "search and rescue, fisheries enforcement and homeland security."
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In 2010 the Roanoke rescued a fishing vessel called Wahoo, when it became disable during bad weather near Pearl Island.
On October 25, 2012, following an 135-day refit in a drydock in Ketchikan, Coast Guard Alaska explained the refit would allow the vessel to remain service until she was replaced by a new Sentinel class cutter. Nevertheless, the Homer News reported that the Roanoke would leave Homer by the end of June, 2015, for her decommissioning in Baltimore, Maryland. A sister ship, the Sapelo, previously stationed in San Juan, Puerto Rico, will replace her. The Sapelo will be freed up as the Island class cutters in San Juan are replaced by new Sentinel-class cutters.
Decommissioning
On June 4, 2015, ROANOKE ISLAND was decommissioned at a ceremony held in homeport of Homer, Alaska. The ship was then transferred to the Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore, Maryland for disposal.