USCGC Cape Upright was United States Coast Guard

United States Coast Guard

The United States Coast Guard is a branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven U.S. uniformed services. The Coast Guard is a maritime, military, multi-mission service unique among the military branches for having a maritime law enforcement mission and a federal regulatory agency...

 steel-hulled patrol boat of the 95-Foot or Cape class

Cape class patrol boat

Cape class patrol boats were steel hull patrol boats with aluminum superstructures of the United States Coast Guard. They were unnamed until 1964, when they acquired names of US capes of land. Originally designed for anti-submarine warfare , all 35 boats in this class were built at the United...

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Service

Cape Upright was stationed at Norfolk, Virginia

Norfolk, Virginia

Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. With a population of 242,803 as of the 2010 Census, it is Virginia's second-largest city behind neighboring Virginia Beach....

, from 1953 to 1960 and was used for law enforcement (LE) and Search and Rescue (SAR) operations.

From 1961 to 1969, Cape Upright was stationed at Southport, North Carolina

Southport, North Carolina

Southport is a city in Brunswick County, North Carolina, near the mouth of the Cape Fear River. It is part of the Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area...

 where she was again used for LE and SAR ops. On 29 April 1969, she medevaced a crewman from F/V Thalia. On 28 July 1969, Cape Upright towed the disabled schooner Chauve Souris 19 miles west of Frying Pan Light Tower to Southport, NC. On 24 December 1969, Cape Upright towed the disabled F/V Dream One 45 miles east of Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina

Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina

Wrightsville Beach is a town in New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. Wrightsville Beach is just east of Wilmington and is part of the Wilmington Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 2,593 at the 2000 census...

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From 1970 to 1973, Cape Upright was stationed at Wrightsville Beach, NC, being used again for LE and SAR ops. On 31 July 1970, Cape Upright towed the disabled sailboat Pandora 35 miles southeast of Cape Fear

Cape Fear

Cape Fear is a prominent headland jutting into the Atlantic Ocean from Bald Head Island on the coast of North Carolina in the southeastern United States. It is largely formed of barrier beaches and the silty outwash of the Cape Fear River as it drains the southeast coast of North Carolina through...

 to Wrightsville Beach. From 1974 to 1976, Cape Upright was held for transfer to Lebanon

Lebanon

Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...

 under the Military Assistance Program. Cape Upright then underwent major renovation at the Coast Guard Yard, Curtis Bay, Maryland, in 1976 and 1977.

From 1978 to 1989, Cape Upright was stationed at Savannah, Georgia

Savannah, Georgia

Savannah is the largest city and the county seat of Chatham County, in the U.S. state of Georgia. Established in 1733, the city of Savannah was the colonial capital of the Province of Georgia and later the first state capital of Georgia. Today Savannah is an industrial center and an important...

, and was used for LE and SAR ops. On 10 September 1982, Cape Upright helped seize M/V Mont Boron, which was suspected of drug smuggling off Florida

Florida

Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...

. On 28 November 1982, Cape Upright seized the Cayman Island vessel Largo Izabel carrying 30 tons of marijuana after stopping her with gunfire. On 18 November 1986, Cape Upright seized a speedboat in the Straits of Florida

Straits of Florida

The Straits of Florida, Florida Straits, or Florida Strait is a strait located south-southeast of the North American mainland, generally accepted to be between the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean, and between the Florida Keys and Cuba. The strait carries the Florida Current, the beginning of...

 with marijuana on board. On 21 November 1986, Cape Upright seized M/V Don Yeyo 120 miles east of Miami, Florida

Miami, Florida

Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...

, carrying 12 tons of marijuana.

Transfer

Cape Upright was transferred to The Bahamas

The Bahamas

The Bahamas , officially the Commonwealth of the Bahamas, is a nation consisting of 29 islands, 661 cays, and 2,387 islets . It is located in the Atlantic Ocean north of Cuba and Hispaniola , northwest of the Turks and Caicos Islands, and southeast of the United States...

 10 June 1989 and renamed David Tucker (P07).

Decommissioning

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.