USCGC Legare (WMEC-912)
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USCGC Legare (WMEC-912) |
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Career (USCG) | |
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Builder: | Robert Derecktor Shipyard Incorporated, Middletown, Rhode Island |
Laid down: | July 11, 1986 |
Acquired: | December 1, 1989 |
Commissioned: | August 4, 1990 |
Homeport: | Portsmouth, Virginia |
Motto: | Facta Non Verba Deeds not words |
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 |
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 Legare (WMEC-912) is a United States Coast Guard medium endurance cutter. Legare was laid down July 11, 1986 at Robert Derecktor Shipyard Incorporated of Middletown, Rhode Island. She was named for Hugh Swinton Legare a former United States Attorney General under President John Tyler. Legare was delivered December 1, 1989 and was commissioned August 4, 1990 at her homeport of Portsmouth, Virginia.
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