[2] 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.

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

[6] Point Ledge was stationed at Fort Bragg, California, from 1962 to January 1994 and was used for law enforcement and search and rescue operations.

On 5 September 1966, she helped rescue four from pleasure craft Aquilo and unsuccessfully fought a fire three miles off Fort Bragg.

On 4 November 1976, she engaged in the rescue of three survivors from the F/V Pacific Pearl, which was struck by an unknown vessel 24 miles from Point Cabrillo.

[2] From January 1994 to 1996, she was stationed at St. Thomas, Virgin Islands where she suffered heavy damage by Hurricane Marilyn in September 1995 and required extensive repairs, which were completed in New Orleans, Louisiana.