Waesche arriving in San Francisco Bay, February 28, 2010 |
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| Career (USCG) | |
|---|---|
| Namesake: | Russell R. Waesche |
| Ordered: | January 2001 |
| Builder: | Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi |
| Laid down: | September 11, 2006 |
| Launched: | July 12, 2008 |
| Sponsored by: | Marilla Waesche Pivonka |
| Commissioned: | May 7, 2010 |
| Motto: | "Second to None" |
| Status: | Commissioned |
| Badge: | |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 4,306 long tons (4,375 t) |
| Length: | 418 ft (127 m) |
| Beam: | 54 ft (16 m) |
| Draft: | 21 ft (6.4 m) |
| Propulsion: | Combined diesel and gas |
| Speed: | 28+ knots |
| Range: | 12,000 nm |
| Electronic warfare and decoys: |
AN/SLQ-32 Electronic Warfare System 2 SRBOC/ 2 NULKA countermeasures chaff/rapid decoy launcher |
| Armament: | 57 mm gun and Gunfire Control System Close-In Weapons System 4 50 Caliber Machine Guns 2 M240B 7.62mm Light Machine Guns |
| Aircraft carried: | (2) MH-65C Dolphin, or (4) VUAV or (1) MCH and (2) VUAV |
USCGC Waesche (WMSL-751) is the name of the second Legend-class National Security Cutter of the United States Coast Guard.
Waesche is named for Coast Guard Admiral Russell R. Waesche (1886–1946). Waesche graduated from the United States Revenue Cutter Service School of Instruction in 1906, was commissioned an ensign, and then served with distinction in a succession of diverse and increasingly responsible Coast Guard assignments at sea and ashore.[1] He served as Commandant of the Coast Guard from 1936 to 1945 during a tumultuous and eventful period in the life of the service, and was the first member of the Coast Guard to achieve the rank of 4-star Admiral.[2]
Construction began in 2006 by Northrop Grumman's Ship System Ingalls Shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi.
On November 6, 2009 the Coast Guard took delivery of the Waesche.[3] She arrived at her homeport at Coast Guard Island, Alameda, California on February 28, 2010 [4] and was commissioned on May 7, 2010.[5]
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