BRP Abraham Campo

BRP Abraham Campo
History
United States
NamePoint Doran
NamesakePoint Doran
BuilderCoast Guard Yard
Commissioned1 June 1970
Decommissioned2 March 2001
HomeportEverett
Identification
FateTransferred to Philippines, 2001
Philippines
NameAbraham Campo
NamesakeAbraham Campo
Acquired6 March 2001
Commissioned22 March 2001
ReclassifiedPG-396
Identification
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class and typePoint-class cutter
Displacement
  • 60 t (59 long tons), light
  • 69 t (68 long tons), full load
Length82 ft 10 in (25.25 m)
Beam17 ft 7 in (5.36 m) max
Draft5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Installed power1,600 hp (1,193 kW)
Propulsion2 × Cummins diesel engines
Speed22.9 knots (42.4 km/h; 26.4 mph)
Range
  • 542 mi (872 km) at 18 kn (33 km/h; 21 mph)
  • 1,500 mi (2,400 km) at 9.4 kn (17.4 km/h; 10.8 mph)
Complement
  • 8 (1960)
  • 10 (1965)
  • 12 (1990)
Sensors and
processing systems
Armament

USCGC Point Doran (WPB-82375) was a Point-class cutter built in 1970 and operated by the United States Coast Guard. She was later transferred to the Philippines as BRP Abraham Campo (PC-396). The ship was named after a location in the Chugach Mountains.[1]

Construction and career

Point Doran was built at the Coast Guard Yard, in Baltimore, Maryland in 1970. She was commissioned on 1 June 1970 and was stationed at Everett, Washington. She was used for law enforcement and search and rescue operations primarily in the waters of Puget Sound.[2]

Service in the United States Coast Guard

During the Vietnam War, she patrolled the Hood Canal to prevent protestors from entering Naval Submarine Base Bangor and Naval Station Bremerton.[3]

On 23 November 1987, at 03:15, Coast Guard Group Seattle received a report that a sailing vessel was on fire south of Cypress Island.  Star Fire, a vessel in the vicinity, picked up two people from their life raft as Point Doran put out the fire and dewatered the vessel. She then embarked the two survivors and towed the vessel to Cape Sante Marina, Anacortes.

Point Doran was the lead boat during the Seattle Yacht Club Opening Day Parade, on 4 August 1989.[2] Later on 6 November, a US Navy Grumman A-6 Intruder ditched into the sea off Whidbey Island.[4][5] Point Doran was dispatched and retrieved parts of the aircraft.[2]

She was decommissioned on 2 March 2001 at Pier 36, and was then donated to the Philippines on the 6th.[3]

Service in the Philippine Navy

On 22 March 2001, the boat was commissioned as BRP Abraham Campo (PC-396).

In December 2020, she participated in the 85th Anniversary Fleet Review in Morong, Bataan.[6]

On 24 November 2021, the ship conducted a live-firing exercise in the Camotes Sea.[7] The Philippine Navy deployed 19 warships including Abraham Campo for humanitarian aid in Typhoon Odette stricken areas.[8]

References

  • United States Coast Guard: Point Doran, 1970
  • Coast Guard Historian's official website. "Point-Class 82-foot WPBs". U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  1. ^ "Point Doran". Alaska Guide. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "POINT DORAN, 1970 (WPB 82375)". United States Coast Guard. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Coast Guard says goodbye to friend | The Seattle Times". archive.seattletimes.com. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Navy Accidents: What Has Gone Wrong". The New York Times. 15 November 1989. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  5. ^ Ranter, Harro. "Incident Grumman A-6E Intruder 159572, 06 Nov 1989". aviation-safety.net. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  6. ^ Nepomuceno, Priam. "AFP to highlight modern assets in 85th anniversary fleet review". www.pna.gov.ph. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  7. ^ "LOOK: BRP Abraham Campo personnel test naval guns at Camotes Sea". ABS-CBN News. 24 November 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  8. ^ Nepomuceno, Priam (20 December 2021). "PH Navy deploys 19-ship flotilla for 'Odette' relief ops". www.pna.gov.ph. Retrieved 6 February 2022.