USCGC James
 James arriving in Boston for her commissioning August 8, 2015.
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | James |
| Namesake | Joshua James |
| Awarded | September 9, 2011 |
| Builder | Huntington Ingalls Industries, Pascagoula, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Cost | $482.8 Million |
| Laid down | May 17, 2013 |
| Launched | May 3, 2014 |
| Sponsored by | Charlene Benoit |
| Christened | August 16, 2014 |
| Acquired | June 15, 2015[1] |
| Commissioned | August 8, 2015[2] |
| Homeport | Charleston, South Carolina |
| Identification |
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| Status | In service |
| Badge | _logo.jpg){kind=logo} |
| 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 |
| Complement | 111 (15 Officers, 15 CPO, 81 Enlisted) and can carry up to 148 depending on mission[3] |
| Sensors and processing systems |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | |
| Armament |
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| Armor | Ballistic protection for main gun |
| Aircraft carried | 2 x MH-65C Dolphin MCH, or 4 x VUAV or 1 x MH-65C Dolphin MCH and 2 x VUAV |
| Aviation facilities | 50-by-80-foot (15 m × 24 m) flight deck, hangar for all aircraft |
USCGC James (WMSL-754) is the fifth Template:Sclass- of the United States Coast Guard.
Etymology
USCGC James is named for Joshua James (1826–1902), an American sea captain and a U.S. Life-Saving Service station keeper credited with saving over 600 lives.[4]
History
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Huntington Ingalls Industries, Ingalls Shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi was awarded the $482.8 Million construction contract September 9, 2011.[5] Construction officially began May 14, 2012 with the ceremony marking the cutting of the first 100 tons of steel.[6] The keel was laid on May 17, 2013.[7] The cutter's sponsor is James' great great niece, Charlene Benoit. She is the great grand daughter of Joshua James' brother, Samuel James.[8]
James was launched on May 3, 2014. She was christened August 16, 2014 and was commissioned in Boston on August 8, 2015.[2][9]
James served as a command and control platform in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Sept. 25, 2017. The cutter's crew deployed to aid in Hurricane Maria response operations and the ship's communications capabilities were used to help first responders coordinate efforts on the island.[10]
See also
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- USCGC Bertholf (WMSL-750)
- USCGC Waesche (WMSL-751)
- USCGC Stratton (WMSL-752)
- USCGC Hamilton (WMSL-753)
- Integrated Deepwater System Program
References
- ^ "Coast Guard formally accepts fifth national security cutter". Retrieved August 3, 2015.
- ^ a b Robertson, PO2 Jennifer (August 8, 2015). "Coast Guard Cutter James enters the fleet".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "National Security Cutter: Program Profile". USCG.mil. US Coast Guard. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Commissioning in August for Coast Guard Cutter James". The Patriot Ledger. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
- ^ "Cutter James Aids In Maria Response". Retrieved 27 September 2017.
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