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USCG Cutter
Acushnet (WMEC 167)
The United States Coast Guard's cutter fleet contains numerous smaller vessels, and about three dozen large icebreakers, High endurance cutters and Medium Endurance cutters. There are four legacy vessels, the Alex Haley, Acushnet, Storis, and Evergreen. There are 13 vessels in the Famous class, and 14 vessels in the Reliance class.
[edit] Famous class cutter
Famous class cutter USCGC
Thetis (WMEC 910)
The Famous class vessels have pennant numbers in the range WMEC 901 through WMEC 913.
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USCGC
Harriet Lane WMEC 903 moored at NS Guantanamo Bay.
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[edit] Reliance class cutters
Reliance class cutter USCGC
Reliance (WMEC 615)
The Reliance class vessels have pennant numbers in the range WMEC 615 through WMEC 630.
Length overall |
210 ft 6 in (64 m) |
Length of design waterline |
200 ft 0 in (61 m) |
Beam |
34 ft 0 in (10.4 m) |
Full load draft |
10 ft 9 in (3.3 m) |
Displacement |
1127.2 tons (full load) |
Total power |
5,000 hp (3.7 MW) |
Sustained sea speed (Full) |
18 knots (33 km/h) |
Cruising speed (standard) |
12 knots (22 km/h) |
Range at standard speed |
8,000 nautical miles (15 km/h) |
Personnel allowance: |
75 |
Armaments |
25 mm chain gun, 2 x .50 caliber (12.7 mm) machine gun |
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USCGC
Diligence (WMEC-616), 1965. Note the lack of exhaust stacks and the exhaust ports on the
transom on the original design.
Reliance class cutters would have the stack added during future overhauls, see above photo.
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