uscgc "point thatcher" (wpb-82314) was an point class cutter constructed at the coast guard yard at curtis bay, maryland in 1961 for use as a law enforcement and search and rescue patrol boat. since the coast guard policy in 1961 was not to name cutters under in length, it was designated as "wpb-82314" when commissioned and acquired the name "point thatcher" in january 1964 when the coast guard started naming all cutters longer than . "point thatcher" was unique because it was the only cutter that was built in the class that was powered using gas turbine main drive engines.