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United States | |
Name: | USCGC Cape Upright (WPB-95303) |
Owner: | United States Coast Guard |
Operator: | United States Coast Guard |
Builder: | Coast Guard Yard |
Commissioned: | 2 July 1953 |
Decommissioned: | 6 January 1989 |
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Fate: | Transferred to Bahamas, 10 June 1989 |
The Bahamas | |
Name: | HMBS David Tucker (P07) |
Owner: | Royal Bahamas Defence Force |
Operator: | Royal Bahamas Defence Force |
Acquired: | 10 June 1989 |
Decommissioned: | 1996 |
Fate: | Sunk in 1997 as an artificial reef |
General characteristics | |
Class and type: | Cape class |
Displacement: | 102 long tons (114 short tons) |
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Beam: | 20 ft (6.1 m) max |
Draft: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
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Range: | 1,418 nautical miles (2,626 km; 1,632 mi) |
Complement: | 15 |
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USCGC Cape Upright was United States Coast Guard steel-hulled patrol boat of the 95-Foot or Cape class.
Cape Upright was transferred to The Bahamas 10 June 1989 and renamed David Tucker (P07).
David Tucker (P07) was decommissioned in 1996 and donated to be sunk as an artificial reef in 1997 as part of Nassau's artificial reef program. A popular dive spot; it is located along an area known as Clifton Wall.