USCGC ASSATEAGUE (WPB 1337)
Apra Harbor, Guam
Stationed in Guam, Coast Guard Cutter ASSATEAGUE is the 37th of 49 patrol boats built by Bolinger Shipyard in Lockport, Louisiana. She is named after Assateague Island, a barrier island spanning the coasts of Maryland and Virginia and home to wild horses and countless other wildlife in the Assateague National Wildlife Refuge and Seashore. These “Island Class” patrol boats measure 110 feet in length and are assigned Search and Rescue, Maritime Law Enforcement and National Defense missions and have an operating range of exceeding 2,000 nautical miles. They were built to replace the Coast Guard's 95 foot Cape class patrol boat fleet in the late 1980s.
Coast Guard Cutter ASSATEAGE was launched November 10, 1989 and commissioned June 15, 1990. Ratings present as part of the 18 person crew are boatswain's mate (BM), electrician's mate (EM), machinery technician (MK), gunner's mate (GM), and food services specialist (FS). Operating in the Coast Guard 14th District, the cutter reports to Sector Guam.