ASTRONAUTA FRANKLIN CHANG (SNGC 95-1) class

 0 ASTRONAUTA FRANKLIN CHANG-class PATROL CRAFT (PC)
   (ex-U.S. Coast Guard CAPE class)

 Name                          Pendant      Commissioned     Status
 ASTRONAUTA FRANKLIN CHANG     SNGC 95-1    Dec. 5, 1958     Stricken
   (ex-Costa Rican SP-951; USCGC CAPE HENELOPEN, WPB-95328)

These 95-ft., steel-hulled craft first entered U.S. Coast Guard service for port security, search and rescue, and patrol duties. This vessel was transferred to Costa Rica on Sept. 28, 1989.

 U.S. Coast Guard Yard, Curtis Bay, Md.

 CREW
   Total                   14 (1 Off. + 13 Enl.)

 DISPLACEMENT
   Standard                 87 tons
   Full load               106 tons

 DIMENSIONS
   Length                  95 ft 0 in (29.0 m) overall
   Beam                    20 ft 0 in ( 6.1 m)
   Draft                    5 ft 1 in ( 1.6 m) maximum

 PROPULSION
   Main                    2 x General Motors type 16V-149TI diesels
   Power                   2,470 total bhp; 2 shafts

 PERFORMANCE
   Speed                   20 knots
   Range                   1,900 nm at 11 kts; 550 nm at 20 kts

 COMBAT SYSTEMS
   Guns                    2 x 12.7-mm machine guns
   Radar                   1 x Raytheon AN/SPS-64(V)1 navigation

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USCG CAPE (WPB-95300) class,++,Mexican CABO CORRIENTES (P-271) class,++,Uruguayan COLONIA (10) class