USCGC Alert (WMEC-630)
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 USCGC Alert (WMEC-630) |
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| Career (USCG) |  |
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| Builder: | United States Coast Guard Yard, Curtis Bay, Maryland |
| Laid down: | January 5, 1968 |
| Launched: | |
| Commissioned: | August 4, 1969 |
| Status: | Active |
| Homeport: | Astoria, Oregon |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 759 tons |
| Length: | 210' 6" |
| Beam: | 34' |
| Draught: | 10' 6" max |
| Propulsion: | 2 x V16 2550 horsepower ALCO diesel engines |
| Speed: | max 18 knots; 2,700 mile range |
| Range: | cruise 14 knots; 6,100 mile range |
| Complement: | 12 officers, 63 enlisted |
| Sensors and processing systems: | 2 x AN/SPS-64 |
| Armament: | 1 x Mk 38 25mm machine gun 2 x M-2HB .50 caliber machine gun |
| Aircraft carried: | HH-65 Dolphin |
| Motto: | Rescue, Enforce, Defend |
USCGC Alert (WMEC-630) is a United States Coast Guard medium endurance cutter and is the last 210-foot medium endurance cutter constructed. The keel was laid on January 5, 1968 at the Coast Guard Yard in Curtis Bay, Maryland, and she was commissioned on Coast Guard Day, August 4, 1969. Alert derives her name from the early 19th century sailing ship Alert, which served in the Revenue Cutter Service under George Washington.[1]
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