USCGC Cape Henlopen

USCGC Cape Henlopen (WPB-95328)
History
United States
NameCape Henlopen
NamesakeCape Henlopen, Delaware
OwnerU.S. Coast Guard
BuilderUnited States Coast Guard Yard, Baltimore, Maryland
Commissioned5 December 1958
Decommissioned28 September 1989
FateTransferred to Costa Rica, 28 September 1989
Costa Rica
NameAstronauta Franklin Chang Diaz
OwnerCosta Rica Coast Guard
Acquired28 September 1989
Decommissioned2006
FateSunk as an artificial reef, 2006
General characteristics
Class & typeType "C" Cape-class cutter
Displacement98 tons
Length95 ft (29 m)
Beam20 ft (6.1 m)
Draft6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Propulsion
  • 4 × Cummins VT-600 diesels (1958–1982)
  • 2 Detroit 16V149 diesels (1982–1989)
Speed26 kn (48 km/h)
Range3,560 nmi (6,590 km)
Complement15 (1961)
Sensors &
processing systems
Radar: AN/SPS-64 (1987)
Armament

USCGC Cape Henlopen was a 95-foot (29 m) type "C" Cape-class cutter constructed at the Coast Guard Yard at Curtis Bay, Maryland in 1958 for use as a law enforcement and search and rescue patrol boat.