USCGC Munro (WMSL-755)
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| History | |
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| Name | Munro |
| Namesake | Douglas A. Munro |
| Awarded | April 30, 2013 |
| Builder | Huntington Ingalls Industries, Pascagoula, Mississippi |
| Cost | $487.1 Million |
| Laid down | November 5, 2014 |
| Launched | September 12, 2015 |
| Sponsored by | Julie Sheehan |
| Christened | November 14, 2015 |
| Acquired | December 16, 2016 |
| Commissioned | April 1, 2017 |
| Identification |
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| Motto | "Gallantry in Action" |
| Status | In service |
| Badge |  |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement | 4500 LT |
| Length | 418 ft (127 m) |
| Beam | 54 ft (16 m) |
| Height | 140 ft (43 m) |
| Draft | 22.5 ft (6.9 m) |
| Decks | 4 |
| Propulsion | Combined diesel and gas |
| Speed | 28+ knots |
| Range | 12,000 nm |
| Endurance | 60 days |
| Complement | 111 (15 Officers, 15 CPO, 81 Enlisted) and can carry up to 148 depending on mission[1] |
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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 Munro (WMSL-755) is the sixth Template:Sclass- of the United States Coast Guard. Munro is the second cutter named for Signalman First Class Douglas A. Munro (1919–1942), the only Coast Guardsman to be awarded the Medal of Honor. The US Navy destroyer escort USS Douglas A. Munro (DE-422) was also named for Munro.
History
Huntington Ingalls Industries subsidiary Ingalls Shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi, was awarded the $487.1 million construction contract on April 30, 2013.[2] Construction officially began on October 7, 2013 with a ceremony marking the cutting of the first 100 tons of steel.[3] Munro was launched on September 12, 2015.[4]
See also
- National Security Cutter
- Coast Guard: USCGC Munro (WHEC-724)
- Navy: USS Douglas A. Munro (DE-422)
- Integrated Deepwater System Program
References
- ^ "National Security Cutter: Program Profile". USCG.mil. US Coast Guard. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ^ "Acquisition Update: Contract Awarded for Production of Sixth National Security Cutter". US Coast Guard. 2013-04-30. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
- ^ "Coast Guard Marks Production Milestones: NSC 4 Electronics Light-Off Achieved and NSC 6 Fabrication Begins". US Coast Guard Acquisition. 2013-10-07. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
- ^ "Ingalls Shipbuilding Launches Fifth U.S. Coast Guard National Security Cutter". Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. 2014-05-06. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
External links
- USCGC Munro (WMSL 755), U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area
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