USCGC Dependable (WMEC-626)
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 USCGC Dependable (WMEC-626) |
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| Career (USCG) |  |
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| Builder: | American Ship Building Company, Lorain, Ohio |
| Laid down: | |
| Launched: | March 16, 1968 |
| Commissioned: | November 22, 1968 |
| Status: | Active |
| Homeport: | Cape May, New Jersey |
| 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: | Pro Legepro Pajria Comanamur and Count on Us |
USCGC Dependable (WMEC-626) is a United States Coast Guard medium endurance cutter. Her keel was laid down by American Ship Building Company, Lorain, Ohio and she was launched March 16, 1968. Dependable was commissioned November 22, 1968 and her current homeport is Cape May, New Jersey. On February 24, 1995 she was decommissioned for Major Maintenance Availability (MMA), an 18 month, 21.7 million dollar project to overhaul and upgrade selected systems and equipment. The Coast Guard anticipates another fifteen years of service due to these renovations. She was re-commissioned United States Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore, Maryland on August 15, 1997.
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