USCGC Boutwell (WHEC-719)
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 USCGC Boutwell (WHEC-719) |
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| Career (USCG) |  |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Avondale Shipyards |
| Commissioned: | 1968 |
| Homeport: | Alameda, California |
| Fate: | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 3,250 tons |
| Length: | 378 feet |
| Beam: | 43 feet |
| Draught: | 15 feet |
| Propulsion: | Two diesel engines and two gas turbine engines |
| Speed: | 29 knots (54 km/h) |
| Range: | 14,000 miles |
| Endurance: | 45 days |
| Complement: | 167 personnel |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
AN/SPS-40 air-search radar |
| Armament: | Otobreda 76 mm, Phalanx CIWS |
USCGC Boutwell (WHEC-719) is a U. S. Coast Guard high endurance cutter based out of Coast Guard Island, Alameda, California. Named for George S. Boutwell, United States Secretary of the Treasury under President Ulysses S. Grant.
In 2003, Boutwell served in Operation Iraqi Freedom guarding Iranian and Iraqi oil terminals.
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