USCGC Vigorous (WMEC-627)
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 USCGC Vigorous (WMEC-627) |
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| Career (USCG) |  |
|---|---|
| Builder: | American Ship Building Company, Lorain, Ohio |
| Laid down: | 10 November 1962 |
| Launched: | 04 May 1968 |
| Acquired: | 02 May 1969 |
| Commissioned: | 02 May 1969 |
| 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 M2HB .50 caliber machine gun |
| Aircraft carried: | HH-65 Dolphin |
| Motto: | Paratus Gerere Ready to Act |
USCGC Vigorous (WMEC-627) is a United States Coast Guard medium endurance cutter. Her keel was laid down by American Ship Building Company, Lorain, Ohio 10 November 1962 and she was launched 04 May 1968. Vigorous was commissioned 02 May 1969 and her current homeport is Cape May, New Jersey. She was decommissioned for modernization at the United States Coast Guard Yard, in Curtis Bay, Maryland and was recommisioned 11 January 1993.
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