COAST GUARD CUTTER WASHINGTON (WPB 1331)

Oahu, HI (May 5)--Coast Guard Cutter Washington (WPB-1331) cuts through waves while on patrol in the Pacific. Washington is the 31st of 49 patrol cutters built by Bollinger Machine Shop and Shipyard in Lockport, La., These "Island Class" cutters measure 110 feet in length and are named after U.S. islands. Washington's namesake is Washington Island, Wis., located in Lake Michigan. In 1861, Washington Island served as a homeport for the Navy's Great Lakes flagship, USS Washington, which was named after our nation's first president. (USN photo by Fleet Imaging Pacific)