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Ship alongside 1971 The 378-foot High Endurance
Cutter class are the largest cutters, aside from the two Polar Class Icebreakers,
ever built for the Coast
Guard. They are powered by diesel engines and gas turbines, and have
controllable-pitch propellers. Equipped with a helicopter flight deck,
retractable hangar, and the facilities to support helicopter deployment.
Beginning in the 1980s and ending in 1992, the entire class was modernized
through the Fleet Renovation and Modernization (FRAM) program. The first
of the class was the Hamilton (WHEC-715) commissioned in 1967. Highly versatile
and capable of performing a variety of missions, these cutters operate
throughout the world's oceans.
Primary Missions: Law Enforcement, Defense Operations, Search & Rescue Displacement: 3,250 tons Typical Crew: 167 Personnel (19 Officers, 148 Enlisted) |
Length: 378 feet.............................Beam: 43 feet Maximum Range: 14,000 miles.......Maximum Speed: 29 knots Power Plant: Two diesel engines/two gas turbine engines Armament: One Mark 75 76-mm gun (anti-air capable) Two 25-mm machine guns One 20-mm Phalanx, Close-in weapons system (CIWS) |
