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Legend-class cutter
.jpeg) USCGC Bertholf, the first National Security Cutter
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders | Ingalls Shipbuilding |
| Preceded by | Hamilton class |
| Cost | $670m(average), $735m(FY13 ship)[1] |
| In commission | 2008–present |
| Planned | 11[4] (Option for 12th)[3][5] |
| Building | 1[2][3] |
| Completed | 10[6][3] |
| Active | 10[2] |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | United States Coast Guard Cutter / Large patrol vessel |
| Displacement | 4,600 long tons (4,700 t) |
| Length | 418 feet (127 m) |
| Beam | 54 feet (16 m) |
| Draft | 22.5 feet (6.9 m) |
| Installed power | 3 × Caterpillar 3512B diesel generators |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | Over 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) |
| Range | 12,000 nautical miles (22,000 km; 14,000 mi) |
| Endurance | 60–90-day cycles |
| Complement | 113 (14 officers + 99 enlisted) and can carry up to 148 depending on mission[8] |
| Sensors and processing systems |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys |
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| Armament |
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| Armor | Ballistic protection for main gun |
| Aircraft carried | 1 × MH-65C Dolphin MCH and 2 × sUAS[11] |
| Aviation facilities | 50-by-80-foot (15 m × 24 m) flight deck, hangar for all aircraft |
The Legend-class cutter, also known as the National Security Cutter (NSC) and Maritime Security Cutter, Large, is the largest active patrol cutter class of the United States Coast Guard, with the size of a frigate. Entering into service in 2008, the Legend class is the largest of several new cutter designs developed as part of the Integrated Deepwater System Program.[12]
- ^ O'Rourke, Ronald (February 14, 2014). "Coast Guard Cutter Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress" (PDF). Congressional Research Service. pp. 5–7. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 28, 2014. Retrieved February 26, 2014.
- ^ a b "hii-awarded-94m-long-lead-contract-10th-national-security-cutter". usni.org. March 30, 2018. Archived from the original on March 31, 2018. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Report to Congress on Coast Guard Cutter Procurement". usni.org. September 2, 2022. Archived from the original on September 6, 2022. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
NSC11was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "National Security Cutter". United States Coast Guard. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
- ^ "USCGC Calhoun, NSC#10, Christened 4 June, 2022". June 5, 2022.
- ^ "MTU Powers Deepwater National Security Cutter". The world of Dieselman - MTU. January 30, 2008. Archived from the original on March 10, 2012. Retrieved March 30, 2012.
- ^ "National Security Cutter: Program Profile". USCG.mil. US Coast Guard. Archived from the original on February 13, 2017. Retrieved February 12, 2017.
- ^ "Cutter Bertholf's Indo-Pac Deployment Highlighted Coast Guard's National Security Role". news.usni.org. July 24, 2019. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
- ^ "National Security Cutters". Defensemedianetwork. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 22, 2017.
With much more room on the national security cutter it becomes a considerably more capable platform, because if needed, more sensors and weapons can be added.
- ^ Coast Guard Selects Small UAS For NSC (PDF), USCG Deputy Commandant for Mission Support, retrieved December 16, 2017
- ^ "National Security Cutter (NSC)". Integrated Deepwater System Program. Archived from the original on August 24, 2007. Retrieved September 1, 2007.
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