USCGC James
| History | |
|---|---|
 U.S. | |
| Name | James |
| Namesake | Joshua James |
| Awarded | 9 September 2011 |
| Builder | Huntington Ingalls Industries, Pascagoula, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Cost | $482.8 Million |
| Laid down | 17 May 2013 |
| Launched | 3 May 2014 |
| Sponsored by | Charlene Benoit |
| Christened | 16 August 2014 |
| Commissioned | FY2015 (planned) |
| Status | Under construction |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 4500 LT |
| Length | 418 ft (127 m) |
| Beam | 54 ft (16 m) |
| Height | 140 ft (43 m) |
| Draft | 22.5 ft (6.9 m) |
| Decks | 4 |
| Propulsion | Combined diesel and gas |
| Speed | 28+ knots |
| Range | 12,000 nm |
| Endurance | 60 days |
| Crew | 111 (15 Officers, 15 CPO, 81 Enlisted) |
| Sensors and processing systems | X and S band radar, 3D air search radar, AN/SPQ-9 radar |
| Electronic warfare & decoys | list error: <br /> list (help) AN/SLQ-32 Electronic Warfare System 2 SRBOC/ 2 NULKA countermeasures chaff/rapid decoy launcher |
| Armament | list error: <br /> list (help) 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) MCH, or (4) VUAV or (1) MCH and (2) VUAV |
USCGC James (WMSL-754) is the fifth Legend-class cutter of the United States Coast Guard.
Etymology
USCGC James is named for Joshua James, an American sea captain and a U.S. Life-Saving Service station keeper credited with saving over 600 lives.[1]
History
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Ingalls Shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi was awarded the $482.8 Million construction contract September 9, 2011.[2] Construction officially began May 14, 2012 with the ceremony marking the cutting of the first 100 tons of steel.[3] The keel was laid on May 17, 2013.[4] The cutter's sponsor is James' great great niece, Charlene Benoit. She is the great grand daughter of Joshua James', brother Samuel James. [5]
James was launched on May 3, 2014. She was christened August 16, 2014 and is scheduled to be delivered to the Coast Guard in the Summer of 2015.[6][7][8]
See also
- National Security Cutter
- USCGC Bertholf (WMSL-750)
- USCGC Waesche (WMSL-751)
- USCGC Stratton (WMSL-752)
- USCGC Hamilton (WMSL-753)
- Integrated Deepwater System Program
References
- ^ "Coast Guard cutter to be named for Joshua James". US Coast Guard. 2011-09-12. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
- ^ "Ingalls Shipbuilding Awarded $482.8 Million Contract to Build Fifth U.S. Coast Guard National Security Cutter". Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. 2011-09-09. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
- ^ "Acquisition Update: Fabrication Starts for U.S. Coast Guard's Fifth National Security Cutter". US Coast Guard Acquisition. 2012-05-14. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
- ^ "Acquisition Update: Keel Authenticated for the Fifth National Security Cutter". US Coast Guard Acquisition. 2013-05-17. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
- ^ "Keel Authenticated for Ingalls Shipbuilding's Fifth National Security Cutter". Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. 2013-05-17. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
- ^ "Acquisition Update: Fifth National Security Cutter Launched". US Coast Guard. May 7, 2014. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
- ^ "Ingalls Shipbuilding Launches Fifth U.S. Coast Guard National Security Cutter". Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. May 6, 2014. Retrieved May 6, 2014.
- ^ "Ingalls Shipbuilding Christens Fifth National Security Cutter, James". Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. August 16, 2014. Retrieved August 17, 2014.
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