USCGC Mohawk (WMEC-913)
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 USCGC Mohawk (WMEC-913) |
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| Career (USCG) |  |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Robert Derecktor Shipyard Incorporated, Middletown, Rhode Island |
| Laid down: | |
| Launched: | September 9, 1989 |
| Commissioned: | March 1991 |
| Status: | Active |
| Homeport: | Key West, Florida |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 1,800 tons |
| Length: | 270 ft (82 m) |
| Beam: | 38 ft (11.6 m) |
| Draught: | 14.5 ft (4.4 m) |
| Propulsion: | Twin turbo-charged ALCO V-18 diesel engines |
| Speed: | 19.5 knots |
| Range: | 9,900 miles |
| Complement: | 100 personnel (14 officers, 86 enlisted) |
| Electronic warfare and decoys: | AN/SLQ-32 (receive only) |
| Armament: | 1 OTO Melara Mk 75 76 mm/62 caliber naval gun 2 x .50 caliber (12.7 mm) machine gun |
| Aircraft carried: | HH-65 Dolphin HH-60 Jayhawk MH-68 Stingray |
| Motto: | Lifesaver – Enforcer – Defender |
USCGC Mohawk (WMEC-913) is a United States Coast Guard medium endurance cutter. She was launched September 9, 1989 at Robert Derecktor Shipyard Incorporated of Middletown, Rhode Island and commissioned March 1991. She is the third cutter named for the Mohawk nation, an Algonquin tribe of Iroquoian Indians who lived in the Mohawk Valley of New York.
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