The USCG: The High-Endurance Cutters
Source material is the “13th and 14th Editions, The Ships and Aircraft of the US Fleet” and “Combat Fleets of the World: 1993”
The High-Endurance cutters are the long arm of the USCG, capable of operating anywhere on the ocean (The USCG has the legal right to stop, board and conduct safety inspections of any US-flagged ship, anywhere).
Hamilton-class WHEC
Displacement of 3,050 tons. Speed of 29kts. Crew of 165. Armament of 1 Mk30 5in/38-caliber, 2 single Mk19 40mm AGL, 2 single Mk67 20mm, 4 single .50-caliber HMGs, 2 triple 324mm ASW torpedo tubes, one helo. These cutters are undergoing extensive modernization and will replace the 5-inch gun with a Mk75 76mm/62, 1 Mk 15 Phalanx CIWS, 2 quad launchers for Harpoon (replacing the 20mm Mk67s), as well as new radars and updated sonar equipment.
WHEC-715 Hamilton Yard
WHEC-716 Dallas Atlantic Area
WHEC-717 Mellon Yard
WHEC-718 Chase Atlantic Area
WHEC-719 Boutwell Pacific Area
WHEC-720 Sherman Yard
WHEC-721 Gallatin Atlantic Area
WHEC-722 Morgenthau Pacific Area
WHEC-723 Rush Pacific Area
WHEC-724 Munro Pacific Area
WHEC-725 Jarvis Pacific Area
WHEC-726 Midgett Pacific Area
Owasco-class WHEC
Displacement of 1,913 tons. Speed: 18.4kts. Crew of 139. Armament of 1 Mk30 5in/38-cal
WHEC-41 Chautauqua In Reserve
WHEC-65 Winona In Reserve
WHEC-67 Minnetonka In Reserve
WHEC-69 Mendota In Reserve
WHEC-70 Pontchartrain In Reserve
Casco-class WHEC
Displacement of 2,800 tons. Speed of 18kts. Crew of 132. Armament of 2 single Mk19 40mm AGL.
WHEC-379 Unimak Atlantic Area
Secretary-class WHEC
Displacement of 2,656 tons. Speed of 19.8kts. Crew of 136. Armament of 1 Mk30 5in/38-cal, 2 single Mk19 40mm AGL, 2 single .50-caliber HMGs.
WHEC-31 Bibb In Reserve
WHEC-33 Duane In Reserve
WHEC-34 Ingham Atlantic Area
WHEC-37 Taney Atlantic Area
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