USCGC Valiant

USCGC Valiant (WMEC-621)
History
United States
Builder	American Ship Building Company, Lorain, Ohio
Laid down	28 February 1966
Launched	14 January 1967
Commissioned	3 November 1967
Homeport	Naval Station Mayport, Jacksonville, Florida
Identification	MMSI number: 367264000 Callsign: NVAI
Status	In active service
General characteristics
Displacement	759 tons
Length	210' 6"
Beam	34'
Draught	10' 6" max
Propulsion	Originally, 2 × Cooper-Bessemer Corporation FVBM-12 turbocharged diesel engines Currently, 2 × V16 2,550 hp (1,902 kW) ALCO diesel engines
Speed	14 knots (26 km/h) cruising 20 knots (37 km/h) maximum
Range	6,100-mile (9,820 km) at cruising speed 2,700-mile (4,350 km) at max speed
Boats & landing craft carried	1 × 23 foot Over The Horizon (OTH) 1 × 24 foot Cutter Boat Large (CBL)
Complement	12 officers, 63 enlisted
Sensors and processing systems	2 × AN/SPS-64 radar
Armament	1 × Mk 38 25 mm machine gun 2 × M2HB .50 caliber machine gun 2 × M240 7.62×51mm machine gun
Aircraft carried	HH-65 Dolphin

USCGC Valiant (WMEC-621) is a United States Coast Guard multi-mission medium endurance cutter in service since 1967. Valiant is home ported in Jacksonville, Florida and operates in the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico for the Commander, Coast Guard Atlantic Area. Missions include search and rescue, maritime law enforcement, marine environmental protection, and national defense operations.