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Waesche arriving in San Francisco Bay, February 28, 2010
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History | |
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United States | |
Namesake | Admiral Russell R. Waesche |
Ordered | January 2001 |
Builder | Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi |
Laid down | September 11, 2006 |
Launched | July 12, 2008 |
Sponsored by | Marilla Waesche Pivonka |
Commissioned | May 7, 2010 |
Identification |
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Motto | "Strength Endurance Service" |
Status | In service |
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General characteristics | |
Displacement | 4,306 long tons (4,375 t) |
Length | 418 ft (127 m) |
Beam | 54 ft (16 m) |
Draft | 21 ft (6.4 m) |
Propulsion | Combined diesel and gas |
Speed | 28+ knots |
Range | 12,000 nm |
Endurance | 60 days |
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Electronic warfare & decoys | |
Armament |
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Armor | Ballistic protection for main gun |
Aircraft carried | 2 x MH-65C Dolphin MCH, or 4 x VUAV or 1 x MH-65C Dolphin MCH and 2 x VUAV |
Aviation facilities | 50-by-80-foot (15 m × 24 m) flight deck, hangar for all aircraft |
USCGC Waesche (WMSL-751) is the second Legend-class cutter of the United States Coast Guard.