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Encyclopedia > USCG medium endurance cutter

The United States Coast Guard's fleet contains numerous smaller vessels, and about three dozen large icebreakers, High Endurance cutters and Medium Endurance cutters. There are three legacy vessels, the Alex Haley, Acushnet and the Storis. There are 13 vessels in the Famous class, and 14 vessels in the Reliance class. Coast Guard shield The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is the coast guard of the United States. ... US Coast Guard icebreakers near McMurdo Station, February 2002 An icebreaker is a special purpose ship designed to move and navigate through ice covered marine environments. ... USCG photo of USCGC Hamilton (WHEC-715) The High Endurance Cutter is the largest class of vessel in the United States Coast Guard, aside from the Polar Ice Breakers. ... The United States Coast Guard cutter Alex Haley (WMEC-39) is a former U.S. Navy vessel that was recommissioned for Coast Guard duty on July 10, 1999. ... USCG Acushnet (WMEC-167) The USCG Acushnet is currently classed as a United States Coast Guard Medium Endurance Cutter. ... U.S. Coast Guard utility icebreaker STORIS during the run for a short-cut Northwest Passage prepares to send helicopters aloft on ice reconnaissance before proceeding eastward through Amundsen Gulf to Dolphin and Union Straits, Canadian Northwest Territory (July 23, 1957) The medium endurance cutter Storis is the vessel with...

Famous class cutter USCGC Northland
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Famous class cutter USCGC Northland

USCG Northland File links The following pages link to this file: USCG medium endurance cutter Categories: Coast Guard images ... USCG Northland File links The following pages link to this file: USCG medium endurance cutter Categories: Coast Guard images ...

Famous class

The Famous class vessels have pennant numbers in the range WMEC 901 through WMEC 913.

Length 270 ft (82 m)
Beam 38 ft (11.6 m)
Draft 14.5 ft (4.4 m)
Displacement 1,800 tons
Reliance class cutter USCGC Reliance, WMEC 615
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Reliance class cutter USCGC Reliance, WMEC 615
USCG Cutter Acushnet (WMEC-167)
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USCG Cutter Acushnet (WMEC-167)
USCG Storis serving as an icebreaker in 1957
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USCG Storis serving as an icebreaker in 1957

USCGC RELIANCE File links The following pages link to this file: USCG medium endurance cutter Categories: Coast Guard images ... USCGC RELIANCE File links The following pages link to this file: USCG medium endurance cutter Categories: Coast Guard images ... USCG Acushnet (WMEC-167) File links The following pages link to this file: USCG Acushnet (WMEC-167) USCG medium endurance cutter Categories: Coast Guard images ... USCG Acushnet (WMEC-167) File links The following pages link to this file: USCG Acushnet (WMEC-167) USCG medium endurance cutter Categories: Coast Guard images ... Download high resolution version (971x663, 48 KB)U.S. Coast Guard utility icebreaker STORIS during the run for a short-cut Northwest Passage prepares to send helicopters aloft on ice reconnaissance before proceeding eastward through Amundsen Gulf to Dolphin and Union Straits, Canadian Northwest Territory (July 23, 1957) from File... Download high resolution version (971x663, 48 KB)U.S. Coast Guard utility icebreaker STORIS during the run for a short-cut Northwest Passage prepares to send helicopters aloft on ice reconnaissance before proceeding eastward through Amundsen Gulf to Dolphin and Union Straits, Canadian Northwest Territory (July 23, 1957) from File...

Pennant Numbers of Medium-Endurance Cutters

Pennant Number Name
WMEC-901 Bear
WMEC-902 Tampa
WMEC-903
WMEC-904
WMEC-905 Harriet Lane
WMEC-906
WMEC-907
WMEC-908
WMEC-905
WMEC-901

Reliance class

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
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 autocannon, 2 x .50 caliber (12.7 mm)

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