USCGC Bear (WMEC-901)

USCGC Bear (WMEC-901)
History
United States
Builder	Tacoma Boatbuilding Company, Tacoma, Washington
Laid down	August 23, 1979
Launched	September 25, 1980
Commissioned	February 4, 1983
Homeport	Portsmouth, Virginia
Identification	MMSI number: 367286000 Callsign: NRKN
Motto	Summa Potentia Per Facilitatem Highest might / ability through willingness.
Status	Active
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General characteristics
Displacement	1,800 tons
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	20.5 knots (38.0 km/h; 23.6 mph)
Range	9,900 mi (15,900 km)
Complement	100 personnel (14 officers, 86 enlisted)
Sensors and processing systems	FCS MK 92 Mod 1 SPS-78 surface search radar
Electronic warfare & decoys	AN/SLQ-32A(V)2 2 x Mark 36 SRBOC
Armament	1 × OTO Melara Mark 75 76 mm/62-caliber naval gun 2 × .50-caliber (12.7 mm) machine guns
Aircraft carried	HH-65 Dolphin
Aviation facilities	Helipad and Hangar

USCGC Bear (WMEC-901) is a United States Coast Guard medium endurance cutter. She was laid down August 23, 1979 and launched September 25, 1980 by the Tacoma Boatbuilding Company of Tacoma, Washington. She was commissioned February 4, 1983. She was named for USRC Bear (AG-29), a steam barquentine that was built in Scotland and served the United States Treasury Department in the United States Revenue Cutter Service's Alaskan Patrol.^[1]