USCGC Alert (WMEC-630)
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 USCGC Alert (WMEC-630) |
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| Career (USCG) |  |
|---|---|
| Builder: | United States Coast Guard Yard, Curtis Bay, Maryland |
| Laid down: | 5 January 1968 |
| Commissioned: | 4 August 1969 |
| Homeport: | Astoria, Oregon |
| Motto: | Rescue, Enforce, Defend |
| Fate: | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 759 tons |
| Length: | 210 ft 6 in (64.16 m) |
| Beam: | 34 ft (10 m) |
| Draught: | 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) max |
| Propulsion: | 2 x V16 2550 horsepower ALCO diesel engines |
| Speed: | max 18 knots; 2,700 mile range |
| Range: | cruise 14 knots; 6,100 mile range |
| Complement: | 12 officers, 63 enlisted |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
2 x AN/SPS-64 |
| Armament: | 1 x Mk 38 25mm machine gun 2 x M2HB .50 caliber machine gun |
| Aircraft carried: | HH-65 Dolphin |
USCGC Alert (WMEC-630) is a United States Coast Guard medium endurance cutter and is the last 210-foot (64 m) medium endurance cutter constructed. The keel was laid on 5 January 1968 at the United States Coast Guard Yard at Curtis Bay, Maryland, and she was commissioned on Coast Guard Day, 4 August 1969. Alert derives her name from the early 19th century revenue cutter USRC Alert, which served in the early days of the Revenue Cutter Service.
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