USCGC Stratton

USCGC Stratton (WMSL-752)
USCGC Stratton in 2016
History
United States
NamesakeDorothy C. Stratton
OrderedJanuary 2001
Builder
Laid downJuly 20, 2009
LaunchedJuly 23, 2010
Sponsored byMichelle Obama
ChristenedJuly 23, 2010
AcquiredSeptember 2, 2011
CommissionedMarch 31, 2012
Identification
Motto"We Can't Afford Not To"
Badge
General characteristics
TypeUnited States Coast Guard Cutter
Displacement4,500 long tons (4,600 t)
Length418 feet (127 m)
Beam54 feet (16 m)
Draft22.5 feet (6.9 m)
Installed power3 x Caterpillar 3512B diesel generators
Propulsion
SpeedOver 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph)
Range12,000 nautical miles (22,000 km; 14,000 mi)
Endurance60 days
Complement113 (14 officers + 99 enlisted) and can carry up to 148 depending on mission[2]
Sensors and
processing systems
  • EADS 3D TRS-16 AN/SPS-75 Air Search Radar
  • SPQ-9B Fire Control Radar
  • AN/SPS-79 Surface Search Radar
  • AN/SLQ-32B(V)2
  • AN/UPX-29A IFF
  • AN/URN-25 TACAN
  • MK 46 Mod 1 Optical Sighting System
  • Furuno X and S-band radars
  • Components of the Lockheed Martin COMBATSS-21 combat management system[3]
  • Link-11 communication system
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • AN/SLQ-32B(V)2 Electronic Warfare System
  • 2 × SRBOC/ 2 × NULKA countermeasures chaff/rapid decoy launchers
Armament
ArmorBallistic protection for main gun
Aircraft carried1 × MH-65C Dolphin MCH and 2 × sUAS[5]
Aviation facilities50-by-80-foot (15 m × 24 m) flight deck, hangar for all aircraft

USCGC Stratton (WMSL-752) is the third Legend-class cutter of the United States Coast Guard. It is the first "white hull" cutter named after a woman since the 1980s (USCGC Harriet Lane was launched in 1984). Stratton is named for Coast Guard Captain Dorothy C. Stratton (1899–2006). Stratton served as director of the SPARS, the Coast Guard Women's Reserve during World War II.[6]

  1. ^ "MTU Powers Deepwater National Security Cutter". The world of Dieselman - MTU. Archived from the original on 2012-03-10. Retrieved 2012-03-30.
  2. ^ "National Security Cutter: Program Profile". USCG.mil. US Coast Guard. Archived from the original on 13 February 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  3. ^ "COMBATSS-21 Scalable combat management system for the world's navies" (PDF). www.lockheedmartin.com. Lockheed Martin. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 September 2017. Retrieved 21 February 2018. Components fielded on Aegis, LCS and Deepwater National Security Cutter
  4. ^ "National Security Cutters". Defensemedianetwork. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 May 2017. With much more room on the national security cutter it becomes a considerably more capable platform, because if needed, more sensors and weapons can be added.
  5. ^ Coast Guard Selects Small UAS For NSC (PDF), USCG Deputy Commandant for Mission Support, retrieved 16 December 2017
  6. ^ Susan Gvozdas (2009-07-21). "Coast Guard Lays Keel for NSC Stratton". Navy Times. Retrieved 2009-08-02.