US Coast Guard vessel
![]() USCGC Alert (WMEC-630)
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| History |
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 United States |
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| Builder | United States Coast Guard Yard, Curtis Bay, Maryland |
| Laid down | 5 January 1968 |
| Commissioned | 4 August 1969 |
| Homeport | Port Canaveral, Florida |
| Identification | |
| Motto | Rescue, Enforce, Defend |
| Status | In active service |
| General characteristics |
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| Displacement | 759 tons |
| Length | 210 ft 6 in (64.16 m) |
| Beam | 34 ft (10 m) |
| Draught | 10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) max |
| Propulsion | 2 x V16 2550 horsepower ALCO diesel engines |
| Speed | max 18 knots; 2,700 mile range |
| Range | cruise 14 knots; 6,100 mile range |
| Complement | 12 officers, 63 enlisted |
Sensors and
processing systems | 2 x AN/SPS-78 |
| Armament | |
| Aircraft carried | HH-65 Dolphin |
USCGC Alert (WMEC-630) is a United States Coast Guard medium endurance cutter and is the last 210-foot (64 m) medium endurance cutter constructed. The keel was laid on 5 January 1968 at the United States Coast Guard Yard at Curtis Bay, Maryland, and she was commissioned on Coast Guard Day, 4 August 1969. Alert derives her name from the early 19th century revenue cutter USRC Alert, which served in the early days of the Revenue Cutter Service.
External links
USCGC Alert (WMEC-630)
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