USCGC Bertholf (WMSL-750)
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| Career (USCG) |  |
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| Ordered: | January 2001 |
| Builder: | Ingalls Shipyard, Pascagoula, Mississippi |
| Laid down: | March 29, 2005 |
| Launched: | September 29, 2006 |
| Christened: | November 11, 2006 |
| Status: | building |
| Homeport: | Alameda, California (future) |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 4300 LT |
| Length: | 421' |
| Beam: | |
| Propulsion: | Combined Diesel and Gas |
| Speed: | 28+ knots |
| Range: | 12,000 nm |
| Complement: | |
| Electronic warfare and decoys: | AN/SLQ-32 Electronic Warfare System |
| Armament: | 57 mm gun and Gunfire Control System Close-In Weapons System SRBOC/NULKA countermeasures chaff/rapid decoy launcher |
| Aircraft carried: | (2) MCH, or (4) VUAV or (1) MCH and (2) VUAV |
| Motto: | N/A |
USCGC Bertholf (WMSL 750) is the planned name of the first Legend-class cutter of the United States Coast Guard. It is named for Ellsworth P. Bertholf, former Commandant of both the Revenue Cutter Service and Coast Guard.
Construction began in 2005 by Northrop Grumman's Ship System Ingalls Shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi. The ship was launched on September 29, 2006,[1] and christened November 11, 2006.[2]
During the second quarter of 2007 it is expected that crew members will travel to Pascagoula for training and familiarization, with transfer ownership to the Coast Guard in August 2007. Following Ready for Sea trials, Bertholf will make an east coast patrol, then make way to its home port on the west coast via the Panama Canal, arriving in Alameda, California by the end of 2007.[3]
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[edit] National Security Cutter
The USCGC Bertholf is the first-in-class ship of the design termed the National Security Cutter. The NSCs are designed to replace the aging 378' Hamilton-class cutter currently in the fleet. The Bertholf is the first large ship to begin construction in the Coast Guard's multi-year "Deepwater" acquisitions project.
[edit] Features
- Automated weapon systems
- Medium caliber deck gun (57 mm) capable of stopping rogue merchant vessels far from shore
- State-of-the-art C4ISR enhancing interoperability between Coast Guard and DoD
- Detection and defense capabilities against chemical, biological, or radiological attack
- Advanced sensors for intelligence collection and sharing
- Real-time tracking and seamless Common Operational Picture/Maritime Domain Awareness via integration with Rescue 21
