USCGC Spencer (WMEC-905)

USCGC Spencer (WMEC-905)
History
United States
Builder	Robert Derecktor Shipyard Incorporated, Middletown, Rhode Island
Laid down	26 June 1982
Launched	17 April 1984
Commissioned	28 June 1986
Homeport	Portsmouth, Virginia
Identification	MMSI number: 367258000 Callsign: NWHE
Motto	Valor-Honor-Tradition
Status	Active
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General characteristics
Displacement	1,800 tons
Length	270 ft (82 m)
Beam	38 ft (12 m)
Draft	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 nautical miles (18,300 km; 11,400 mi)
Complement	100 personnel (14 officers, 86 enlisted)
Electronic warfare & decoys	AN/SLQ-32 (receive only)
Armament	1 OTO Melara Mk 75 76 mm/62 caliber naval gun 2 × .50 caliber (12.7 mm) machine gun
Aircraft carried	HH-65 Dolphin HH-60 Jayhawk MH-68 Stingray

USCGC Spencer (WMEC-905) is a United States Coast Guard medium endurance cutter. Her keel was laid on 26 June 1982 at Robert Derecktor Shipyard Incorporated, Middletown, Rhode Island. She was named for John Canfield Spencer, United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1843 to 1844 under President John Tyler and launched on 17 April 1984 and was commissioned into service on 28 June 1986.