USCGC Campbell (WMEC-909)

USCGC Campbell (WMEC-909)
History
United States
Name	USCGC Campbell
Namesake	USCGC George W. Campbell (WPG-32)
Owner	United States Government, Department of Homeland Security
Operator	United States Coast Guard
Builder	Robert Derecktor Shipyard Incorporated, Middletown, Rhode Island
Laid down	August 10, 1984
Launched	April 29, 1986
Commissioned	August 19, 1988
Homeport	Naval Station Newport in Newport, Rhode Island
Identification	MMSI number: 367289000 Callsign: NRDC Hull classification symbol: WMEC-909
Motto	Tradition-Pride-Readiness [1]
Nickname(s)	Sinbad Lives! [2]
Status	Active
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General characteristics
Class and type	Famous
Displacement	1,800 long tons (1,829 t)
Length	270 ft (82 m)
Beam	38 ft (12 m)
Draught	14.5 ft (4.4 m)
Propulsion	Twin turbo-charged ALCO V-18 diesel engines
Speed	19.5 knots (36.1 km/h; 22.4 mph)
Range	9,900 nmi (18,300 km)
Endurance	Fuel & Stores: 14 days
Boats & landing craft carried	1 × Over-the-Horizon (OTH) Interceptor 1 × Cutterboat-Large (CB-L)
Complement	100 personnel (14 officers, 86 enlisted)
Electronic warfare & decoys	MK 92 Fire Control Radar SPS-73 Surface Search Radar
Armament	1 × Mk 75 76 mm/62 caliber naval gun 2 × .50 caliber (12.7 mm) machine guns
Armor	Statue of K9C Sinbad in the mess hall believed to protect the ship from harm
Aircraft carried	HH-65 Dolphin HH-60 Jayhawk

USCGC Campbell (WMEC-909) is a United States Coast Guard medium endurance cutter based at Naval Station Newport in Newport, Rhode Island. Campbell is the sixth Coast Guard Cutter to bear the name and is assigned to the Atlantic. The ship bears the distinction of having made some of the largest narcotics seizures in Coast Guard history as well as being the command ship for the TWA 800 recovery effort.