USCGC MATAGORDA UNDERWAY

The 110' Island-Class patrol boat was the first cutter to be converted to 123 feet.
After the conversion she developed a six inch crach forward of her superstructure and a buckled hull on her starboard side. Matagorda was taken out of service December 2006.

[@mystinger72]

@obertray64 yes, roughly 6 ft...... I was stationed on the Sanibel out of Cape Cod and the Wrangell over in the Middle east for a total of 3 years of these cutters. Loved every second of it.

[@JungleJimzor]

I miss the Island class. As an MK, they were relatively easy to keep up. Did both A and C classes, so I dealt with both engineering setups. Not going to mention speeds due to opsec, but they move. Very. Well.

[@BG-mz3xp]

28 knots on really good day

[@jeffreypankop1439]

My dad was the radio operator in ww 2. 6 months on the ship then 6 months on a pay. He did that for the duration of the war. They were in the Atlantic.

[@glhmedic]

She is sweet looking.

[@obertray64]

big ass wake on that huge cutter top speed?

[@billbright100]

30 knots

[@xpaullettax]

nice