USCGC Campbell (WMEC-909)
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 USCGC Campbell (WMEC-909) |
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| Career (USCG) |  |
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| Builder: | Robert Derecktor Shipyard Incorporated, Middletown, Rhode Island |
| Homeport: | Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine |
| Fate: | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 1,800 tons |
| Length: | 270 ft (82 m) |
| Beam: | 38 ft (12 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 |
| Boats and landing craft carried: |
1 Over the horizon inflatable (OTHB) |
| 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 |
USCGC Campbell (WMEC-909) is a United States Coast Guard medium endurance cutter based at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine and is the 5th Coast Guard Cutter to bear the name. She regurally patrols the Atlantic Ocean from the Gulf of Maine to the Caribbean Sea. USCGC Campbell is the only Coast Guard ship to suffer a helicopter crash on deck.
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