Martinac Shipbuilding Corp. at Tacoma, Washington in 1967 for use as a law enforcement and search and rescue patrol boat by the U.S. Coast Guard.

Engine exhaust was ported through the transom rather than through a conventional stack and this permitted a 360 degree view from the bridge; a feature that was very useful in search and rescue work as well as a combat environment.

[2] The design specifications for Point Evans included a steel hull for durability and an aluminum superstructure and longitudinally framed construction was used to save weight.

On 2 August 1973, she fought a fire on FV Heimark 5 miles offshore from Los Angeles, California.

From 1992 to 1999 she was homeported in Kauai, Hawaii replacing USCGC Point Harris which was damaged by Hurricane Iniki.

[citation needed] In 1995, she ran aground near Molokini Crater and sustained some hull and propeller damage.

The Coast Guard replaced her with USCGC Kittiwake, an 87 ft (27 m) Marine Protector class coastal patrol boat.