USCGC Escanaba (WMEC-907)
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 USCGC Escanaba (WMEC-907) |
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| Career (USCG) |  |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Robert Derecktor Shipyard Incorporated, Middletown, Rhode Island |
| Laid down: | April 1, 1983 |
| Launched: | February 6, 1985 |
| Commissioned: | August 29, 1987 |
| Status: | Active |
| Homeport: | Boston, Massachusetts |
| 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: | The Spirit Lives On. |
USCGC Escanaba (WMEC-907) is a United States Coast Guard medium endurance cutter. Her keel was laid on April 1, 1983 at Robert Derecktor Shipyard Incorporated, Middletown, Rhode Island. She was launched February 6, 1985 and is named for her predecessor, USCGC Escanaba (WPG-77), which was named for the Escanaba River and Escanaba, Michigan. Escanaba (WMEC-907) was formally commissioned August 29, 1987 in Grand Haven, Michigan, the homeport of her predecessor.
The first Escanaba was sunk by an enemy torpedo on June 13, 1943, during World War II's Battle of the Atlantic, while escorting a convoy off of Newfoundland. There were only two survivors out of the 103-man crew.[1]
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