USCGC Point Grace

History
United States
NameUSCGC Point Grace (WPB-82323)
NamesakePoint Grace near Anchorage, Alaska
OwnerUnited States Coast Guard
BuilderCoast Guard Yard, Curtis Bay, Maryland
Commissioned27 September 1961
Decommissioned15 June 1970
Honors &
awards
FateTransferred to Republic of Vietnam Navy as RVNS Hồ Đăng La (HQ-720), 15 June 1970
General characteristics
TypePatrol Boat (WPB)
Displacement60 tons
Length82 ft 10 in (25.25 m)
Beam17 ft 7 in (5.36 m) max
Draft5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Propulsion2 × 600 hp (447 kW) Cummins diesel engines
Speed16.8 knots (31.1 km/h; 19.3 mph)
Range
  • 577 nmi (1,069 km) at 14.5 kn (26.9 km/h; 16.7 mph)
  • 1,271 nmi (2,354 km) at 10.7 kn (19.8 km/h; 12.3 mph)
Complement
  • Domestic service : 8 men
  • Vietnam service : 2 officers, 8 men
Armament

USCGC Point Grace (WPB-82323) was an 82-foot (25 m) Point class cutter constructed at the Coast Guard Yard at Curtis Bay, Maryland in 1961 for use as a law enforcement and search and rescue patrol boat. Since the Coast Guard policy in 1961 was not to name cutters under 100-foot (30 m) in length, it was designated as WPB-82323 when commissioned and acquired the name Point Grace in January 1964 when the Coast Guard started naming all cutters longer than 65-foot (20 m).