Story
This patrol vessel (cape-class) was built in 1953 by United States Coast Guard Shipyard in Curtis Bay, MD.
Historical Notes
This vessel was employed at San Pedro CA USA. George Schneider (Sept 2026) writes: This class had three versions as the need for specific missions changed. This one was of the "A" class, outfitted primarily for anti-submarine warfare. This class only had numbers for names until "Cape" names were assigned in 1964.
Owners & Masters
In 1953 she was owned by the United States Coast Guard.
In 1991 she was transferred to Mexico.
Armament
(as completed): Two Mousetraps, two depth charge racks, two twin 20mm machine guns, two .50 caliber machine guns.
Name Significance
Cape Hatteras is a point of land in North Carolina, USA. Cape Catoche is the Northernmost point of the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico.
Repower
Main Propulsion replaced with two Caterpillar 16V149 Diesels for 2470 HP
References
- media.defense.gov ↗ (website viewed 26/04/2024)
- U. S. Coast Guard Cutters & Craft 1946-1990 by Robert L. Scheina, Pg. 78-82
- Combat Fleets of the World, 16th Ed. Pg. 453
