Jon Greenhill

USCGS Matagorda (WPB-1303) was an Island-class patrol boat commissioned by the United States Coast Guard in 1986. Built by Bollinger Shipyards in Lockport, Louisiana, she was designed for maritime patrol, search and rescue, and law enforcement missions. Throughout her service, Matagorda operated primarily in coastal waters, performing drug interdiction, migrant operations, and fisheries enforcement. After nearly two decades of service, she was decommissioned and eventually transferred to a foreign navy as part of a security assistance program.