USCGC Courageous (WMEC-622)
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 USCGC Courageous (WMEC-622) |
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| Career (USCG) |  |
|---|---|
| Builder: | American Ship Building Company, Lorain, Ohio |
| Laid down: | 14 March 1966 |
| Launched: | 18 March 1967 |
| Commissioned: | 19 April 1968 |
| Decommissioned: | 19 September 2001 |
| Struck: | June 24, 2004 |
| Fate: | Struck, for delivery to Sri Lanka as Samadura P-621. |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 759 tons |
| Length: | 210 ft 6 in (64.2 m) |
| Beam: | 34 ft (10 m) |
| Draught: | 10 ft 6 in (3.2 m) 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 |
USCGC Courageous (WMEC-622) was a United States Coast Guard medium endurance cutter. She was built by the American Ship Building Company in Lorain, Ohio and launched on 18 March 1967. She commissioned on 19 April 1968. She was decommissioned 19 September 2001.
[edit] Donation to Sri Lanka
The United States Coast Guard donated Courageous to Sri Lanka on June 24, 2004 and a departure ceremony was held February 19, 2005.[1] She is currently serving the Sri Lankan Navy as P-621 SLNS Samudura.[2]
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