Milcom Monitoring Post: US Coast Guard Asset Guide

USCG Air/Vessel Asset Guide - Desktop Reference for the Radio Monitor

The original coast guard asset desktop reference was compiled by Mark Cleary for many years. Recently Mark announced that he is no longer working on this project or the COTHEN list. So I have taken over his duties to update and maintain the USCG Air/Vessel Asset Guide. Your updates, additions, and correction are always appreciated and you can send them to Larry Van Horn via email at n5fpw at frontier dot com. Photographs used in this guide are courtesy of the US Coast Guard unless otherwise indicated.

US Coast Guard Air Asset Guide

The Coast Guard operates 201 fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft – airplanes and helicopters – to support its work as a law enforcement arm, a military service branch, and a seafaring service.

Nearly all Coast Guard aircraft have some role in homeland security operations, and some are now armed. The Coast Guard operates its aviation fleet on the principle that it cannot afford a fleet of aircraft intended solely for specialized missions, and has concentrated on aircraft that can carry out a wide range of diversified missions.

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C-37A/B Gulfstream V Command Control Aircraft

The service operates two Gulfstream V aircraft as its principal command and control transport for senior Coast Guard and Department of Homeland Security officials. On long flights, the C-37A can carry 12 passengers and a crew of four with a range of 6,500 nautical miles, all with considerable fuel efficiency. The C-37A enjoys a commonality of parts and supplies with more than a dozen C-37As operated by the other military branches.

• Power plant: Two 14,750-pound thrust BMWRolls- Royce BR710-48 turbofan engines
• Max cruising speed: Mach 0.885/459 knots
• Certified ceiling: 51,000 feet
• Range: 5,500 nautical miles
• Gross weight: 90,900 pounds
• Dimensions: Wingspan, 93 feet, 6 inches; length, 96 feet, 5 inches; height, 25 feet, 10 inches

C-37B Long Range Command and Control Aircraft

Coast Guard and Department of Homeland Security senior officials need to deploy throughout the world to manage missions such as maritime security, enforcement of laws and treaties, maritime safety, protection of natural resources, maritime mobility, and national defense. Secure command-and-control transport is required to ensure the continuity of operations and for use during national emergencies.

The Coast Guard utilized an existing Air Force contract on Oct. 6, 2020, to order a new long-range command and control aircraft (LRCCA), plus installation of Coast Guard-specific communications and security equipment, from Gulfstream Aerospace of Savannah, Georgia. The Coast Guard acquired a G-550 baseline aircraft with a completed certificate of airworthiness. It will transition to a C-37B aircraft through the outfitting of specialized equipment and sensors to meet Coast Guard mission needs. It has an expected service life of 20 years. The company delivered the fully outfitted C-37B LRCCA in June 2022. The previous CG02 C-37B reverted to civilian use as N640W.

C-37A/B Characteristics

• Powerplant: 2 BMW-Rolls-Royce BR710C4-11 engines

• Cruise Speed: 0.80 Mach (345 mph)

• Dimensions: Wingspan: 93 feet 6 inches, length: 96 feet 5 inches, height: 25 feet 11 inches

• Maximum Weight: 91,000 pounds

• Range: 5,000 nautical miles

• Carries 12 passengers

C-37 Air Station:
CGAS Washington, D.C. (Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport)

Tail A/C Type Homeplate Mode-S Hex Address Call Signs

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01 C-37A CGAS Washington AE10C1 Mode-S C101, Voice CG 01
02 C-37B CGAS Washington AE109A Mode-S C102, Voice CG 02

HC-130H/J Long Range Surveillance (LRS) Aircraft

The Coast Guard’s HC-130J Super Hercules long-range surveillance aircraft provide heavy air transport and long-range maritime patrol capability. Each aircraft is capable of serving as an on-scene command and control platform or as a surveillance platform with the means to detect, classify and identify objects and share that information with operational forces.

The Coast Guard is acquiring a fleet of 22 new, fully missionized HC-130J aircraft to replace its legacy HC-130Hs.

The HC-130J has a more advanced engine and propellers, which provide a 20 percent increase in speed and altitude, and a 40 percent increase in range over the HC-130H. The new aircraft also features state-of-the-market avionics, including all-glass cockpit displays and improved navigation equipment. The HC-130J’s suite of command, control, communication, computers, cyber, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C5ISR) equipment helps to extend the fleet’s mission capabilities.

The Coast Guard is integrating Minotaur mission system architecture into its fixed-wing aircraft. Missionization includes post-production modification of new C-130J aircraft to incorporate the specialized equipment necessary to carry out Coast Guard missions. All aircraft with the legacy mission system have completed Minotaur retrofits, and all new aircraft are Minotaur missionized before they are delivered to the fleet.

The Coast Guard currently has four C-130Js under production at Lockheed Martin Aeronautics in Marietta, Georgia.: CGNR 2016, CGNR 2017, CGNR 2018 and CGNR 2019.

HC-130J Coast Guard Fact Sheet

https://dcms.uscg.mil/Portals/10/CG-9/Acquisition%20PDFs/Factsheets/HC-130J.pdf?ver=Sz0snP0kXNWwmkU9mYeaaQ%3d%3d

HC-130H Characteristics

• Power plant: Four 4,910-hp Allison T56-A15 turboprop engines
• Performance: (HC-130H) Cruising speed, 280 knots/ max 320 knots; service ceiling, 33,000 feet; range, up to 4,300 nautical miles
• Weight: Maximum gross weight at takeoff, 155,000 pounds; normal max 175,000 pounds (EWP-Emergency War Planning)
• Dimensions: Wingspan, 132.6 feet; length, 99.6 feet; height, 38.6 feet; wing area, 1,734 square feet

HC-130J Characteristics

• Power Plant: four 5,600-hp Rolls-Royce AE2100D turboprop engines driving six-bladed propellers

• Performance: Cruising speed, 320 knots/max 362 knots; service ceiling, 39,000 feet; range, up to 4,900 nautical miles, endurance: 20+ hours

• Maximum Weight: 155,000 pounds

• Dimensions: Wingspan: 132 feet 7inches, length: 97 feet 9 inches, height: 38 feet 11 inches

Features

• Standardized Minotaur mission system across all Coast Guard fixed-wing aircraft

• Real-time tracking and Rescue 21 integration to enhance the common operating picture and maritime domain awareness

• Advanced radar and electro-optical/infrared sensors for search and rescue, law enforcement, and intelligence gathering missions; the Coast Guard’s Super Hercules is the first HC-130 aircraft in the world with a 360-degree, belly-mounted, multimode surface search radar

• Commonality of command, control, communication, computers, cyber, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance components and capabilities with those on the Coast Guard’s medium-range surveillance aircraft

HC-130H/J Air Stations:
• CGAS Sacramento, California
• CGAS Clearwater, Florida
• CGAS Elizabeth City, North Carolina
• CGAS Kodiak, Alaska
• CGAS Barbers Point, Hawaii

Tail A/C Type Homeplate Mode-S Hex Address Call Signs

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HC-130H Aircraft - COTHEN ALE Address 7##

1701 HC-130H CGAS Elizabeth City ADFE0D Status?

1702 HC-130H CGAS Clearwater ADFE0E Status?

1703 HC-130H ADFE0F Status?

1704 HC-130H CGAS Clearwater ADFE10 Mode-S C1704, Voice CG 1704

1707 HC-130H CGAS Elizabeth City ADFE13 Status?

1712 HC-130H CGAS Clearwater ADFE18 Mode-S C1712

1715 HC-130H CGAS Clearwater ADFE1B Mode-S C1715, Voice CG 1715

1716 HC-130H CGAS Clearwater ADFE1C Mode-S C1716

1718 HC-130H CGAS Clearwater ADFE1E Status?

1720 HC-130H CGAS Clearwater ADFE20 Status?

Note: Aircraft marked with status? are probably no longer in service. No recent ADSB intercepts have been seen on ADS-B networks.

HC-130J Aircraft - COTHEN ALE Address 0##

2001 HC-130J CGAS Elizabeth City AE10E7 Mode-S C2001, Voice CG 2001

2002 HC-130J CGAS Elizabeth City AE10E8 Mode-S C2002, Voice CG2002

2003 HC-130J CGAS Elizabeth City AE10E9 Mode-S C2003

2004 HC-130J CGAS Elizabeth City AE10EA Mode-S C2004, Voice CG 2004

2005 HC-130J CGAS Elizabeth City AE10EB Mode-S C2005/2005

2006 HC-130J CGAS Kodiak AE10EC Mode-S C2006, Voice CG 2006

2007 HC-130J CGAS Elizabeth City AE57D1 Mode-S C2007/2007, Voice CG 2007

2008 HC-130J CGAS Barbers Point AE57D2 Mode-S C2008/2008, Voice CG 2008

2009 HC-130J CGAS Kodiak AE57D3 Mode-S C2009

2010 HC-130J CGAS Kodiak AE57D4 Mode-S C2010, Voice CG 2010

2011 HC-130J CGAS Kodiak AE57D5 Mode-S C2011

2012 HC-130J CGAS Elizabeth City AE5DEB Mode-S C2012, Voice CG 2012

2013 HC-130J CGAS Elizabeth City AE5DEC Mode-S C2013

2014 HC-130J CGAS Barbers Point AE5DED Mode-S C2014, Voice CG 2014

2015 HC-130J CGAS Elizabeth City AE5DEE Mode-S C2015/2015, Voice CG 2015

HC-144A/B Ocean Sentry Medium-Range MPA

Eighteen HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircraft are included in the Coast Guard’s medium-range surveillance fleet, along with the incoming C-27J Spartans. The fixed-wing, turboprop aircraft has an endurance of more than 10 hours and an extensive sensor capability that helps the Coast Guard fulfill its maritime patrol, drug and migrant interdiction, disaster response, and search and rescue missions more effectively.

The Ocean Sentry is particularly effective at locating objects in large search areas and vectoring other military, government, and first responders to these locations. The aircraft has the capability to perform aerial delivery of search and rescue equipment, such as rafts, pumps, and flares. Also, with its sophisticated command and control system, it can serve as a platform for an on-scene commander during homeland security missions.

The Ocean Sentry also features a rear ramp that allows crews to quickly reconfigure the aircraft for varied operations, including command and control, medical evacuation, or passenger transport.

The Coast Guard is upgrading its HC-144A fleet to improve mission effectiveness and situational awareness through the Ocean Sentry Refresh project. Each aircraft will receive a new cockpit control and display unit, used in flight management as the primary avionics computer for communication control, navigation, and equipment monitoring. Upon completion, each aircraft is redesignated as an HC-144B.

The service is also integrating the Navy’s Minotaur mission system architecture across its fixed-wing aircraft fleet. The Minotaur integration process for the prototype HC-144B began at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, in July 2016.

The Coast Guard completed planned work under this project with the delivery of its 18th HC-144A in September 2014. Procurement has ended in light of the acquisition of 14 C-27J Spartans.

HC-144A/B Characteristics
• Power plant: Two 1,750 shp (1,305 kW) General Electric CT7-9C3 turboprop engines
• Maximum cruising speed: 215 knots
• Range: up to 2,100 nautical miles (depending on configuration), with payload: (6,000 pounds) 1,000 nautical miles (cargo configured), max endurance: 10.0+ hours
• Maximum takeoff weight: 36,380 pounds
• Dimensions: Wingspan, 84 feet, 8 inches, length, 70 feet, 2 inches, height: 26 feet 10 inches

Features

• Standardized Minotaur mission system across all Coast Guard fixed-wing aircraft (under development)

• Glass cockpit instrument panel, autopilot and avionics suite

• Multimode search radar and electro-optical/infrared sensors

• Mission data recording and a first responder/law enforcement and maritime communications suite

• Airborne Automatic Identification System

• Secure and nonsecure voice and data using satellite communications

HC-144 Air Stations:
• CGAS/CG Aviation Training Center Mobile, Alabama
• CGAS Miami, Florida
• CGAS Cape Cod, Massachusetts
• CGAS Corpus Christi, Texas

COTHEN ALE addresses N##

Tail A/C Type Homeplate Mode-S Hex Address Call Signs

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2301 HC-144A CGAS Corpus Christi AE2237 Mode-S C2301, Voice CG2301, November 01

2302 HC-144B ATC Mobile AE2238 Mode-S C2302, Voice CG 2302, November 02

2303 HC-144A CGAS Cape Cod AE223A, Voice CG 2303, November 03

2304 HC-144A CGAS Miami AE223B, Voice CG 2304, November 04

2305 HC-144A ATC Mobile AE223C Mode-S C2305, Voice CG 2305, November 05

2306 HC-144B ATC Mobile AE223D Mode-S C2306, Voice CG 2306, November 06

2307 HC-144B ATC Mobile AE223E Mode-S C2307, Voice CG 2307, November 07

2308 HC-144A CGAS Corpus Christi AE223F Mode-S C2308, Voice CG 2308, November 08

2309 HC-144A CGAS Miami AE2707 Mode-S C2309, Voice CG 2309, November 09

2310 HC-144B CGAS Miami AE2708 Mode-S C2310, Voice CG 2310, November 10

2311 HC-144B CGAS Miami AE2709 Mode-S C2311, Voice CG 2311, November 11

2312 HC-144A CGAS Cape Cod AE2243/AE270A Mode-S C2312

2313 HC-144A CGAS Cape Cod AE2244/AE4BE8

2314 HC-144A CGAS Corpus Christi AE2245/AE4BEE Voice CG 2314, November 14

2315 HC-144B ATC Mobile AE4BEF

2316 HC-144B ATC Mobile AE4BF0

2317 HC-144B CGAS Corpus Christi AE4BF1

2318 HC-144A CGAS Miami AE4BF2

HC-27J Medium Range Maritime Patrol Aircraft

The Coast Guard has 14 C-27J Spartans in its medium-range surveillance aircraft fleet, along with its HC-144 Ocean Sentries, to perform drug and migrant interdiction, disaster response and search and rescue missions. The aircraft’s range, endurance, and speed make it a valuable asset in addressing the Coast Guard’s maritime flight-hour gap.

Under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014, 13 C-27J aircraft were regenerated from a preserved status at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Arizona. A 14th aircraft was transferred to the Coast Guard after formal acceptance by the Air Force in April 2017.

As delivered, the C-27Js are outfitted with weather radar and communications equipment capable of supporting transport and other Coast Guard missions. The Coast Guard worked with Naval Air Systems Command to determine which additional specialized equipment will be installed to enhance and expand the aircraft’s capabilities. The C-27J missionization package is based on the Minotaur mission system architecture that the Coast Guard is implementing across the rest of its fixed-wing fleet. The first Spartan entered the mission system integration process at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, in September 2017. Prototype installation is scheduled for completion in 2022, with testing to follow.

The HC-27J Asset Project Office (APO), at Elizabeth City, North Carolina, oversaw the aircraft regeneration process and conducted many of the acquisition duties, including the development of Coast Guard-specific crew duties, procedures, technical manuals, curricula, and test and evaluation reporting.

HC-130H Characteristics

• Maximum Weight: 70,000 pounds
• Cruise Speed: 290 knots
• Range: Up to 2,675 nautical miles, Endurance: 12 hours
• Ceiling: 30,000 feet

• Dimension: Wingspan: 94 feet, 2 inches, Length: 74 feet, 6 inches, Height: 31 feet, 8 inches

Features

• Standardized Minotaur mission system across all Coast Guard fixed-wing aircraft (under development)

• Military communications

• Multimode radar

• Large search windows

• Night vision goggles capabilities

HC-27J Air Stations:
• CGAS Sacramento, California (McClellan Field KMCC)
• CGAS Elizabeth City, North Carolina (Elizabeth City RAP KECG)

COTHEN ALE addresses X## or ##X

Tail A/C Type Homeplate Mode-S Hex Address Call Signs, Voice Call - Spartan ##

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2701 HC-27J CGAS Sacramento CA AE2125 Mode-S C2701

2702 HC-27J CGAS Elizabeth City NC AE2126 Mode-S C2702

2703 HC-27J CGAS Sacramento CA AE272E Mode-S C2703

2704 HC-27J CGAS Elizabeth City NC AE272F Mode-S C2704

2705 HC-27J CGAS Sacramento CA AE2730 Mode-S C2705

2706 HC-27J CGAS Sacramento CA AE2731 Mode-S C2706, Spartan (Spartn/Sprtn) 6

2707 HC-27J CGAS Sacramento CA AE4ADF Mode-S C2707, Spartan (Spartn/Sprtn) 7

2708 HC-27J CGAS Elizabeth City NC AE4AE0 Mode-S C2708

2709 HC-27J CGAS Sacramento CA AE4AE1 Mode-S C2709, Spartan (Spartn/Sprtn) 9

2710 HC-27J CGAS Sacramento CA AE4AE2 Mode-S C2710, CG2710, BXCR01

2711 HC-27J CGAS Sacramento CA AE4AE3 Mode-S C2711, Spartan (Spartn/Sprtn) 11

2712 HC-27J CGAS Elizabeth City NC AE4AE4 Mode-S C2712

2713 HC-27J CGAS Sacramento CA AE4AE5 Mode-S C2713, Spartan (Spartn/Sprtn) 13

2714 HC-27J CGAS Sacramento CA AE4CF7 Mode-S C2713

MH-60T Medium Range Recovery Helicopter

An all-weather, medium-range recovery helicopter similar to the Navy MH-60R and MH-60S Sea Hawk, with roots going back to the Army’s basic H-60 Black Hawk transport, the Coast Guard MH-60 is a medium-range recovery helicopter that is capable of a variety of missions. The service began to operate the aircraft in 1990 as a replacement for the retired HH-3F Pelican.

Jayhawks are crewed by two pilots, a flight mechanic, and a rescue swimmer, and can carry up to six seated survivors. It is capable of limited shipboard operations as well as land-based operations out to 300 nautical miles, with a 45-minute on-scene time.

The MH-60T employs full night-vision-device capability. Primary tactical navigation is accomplished through blended GPS and inertial navigation system receivers. In addition to a rescue hoist – rated for 600 pounds – the Jayhawk is equipped with a heavy-lift external sling with a capacity of 6,000 pounds. The MH-60 carries sensors and equipment for SAR missions, law enforcement, and homeland security missions. Upgrades completed in 2008 providing armed response capability precipitated an airframe designation from HH-60J to MH-60J. The MH-60T is an upgrade of the MH-60J with a “glass” cockpit, new electro-optical and infrared sensors, new radar, and upgrades to the engines. All MH-60Ts are equipped with Airborne Use of Force (AUF) capabilities. These upgraded MH-60Ts are expected to serve until the 2030s.

MH-60T Characteristics
• Power plant: Two 1,560-shp General Electric T700-GE-401C turboshaft engines
• Dimensions: Rotor diameter: 53 feet, 8 inches; length, 64 feet, 8 inches; height, 17 feet; main rotor disc area, 2,261 square feet
• Performance: Maximum speed, 170 knots; service ceiling, 13,000 feet DA; range, 700 nautical miles, endurance 6.5 hours
• Weights: Empty, 14,500 pounds; gross weight, 21,884 pounds

Features

• Common avionics architecture system of digital glass cockpit instruments similar to those installed on the Coast Guard’s fixed-wing aircraft

• Surface search radar and electro-optical/infrared sensors

• Engines standard with the Department of Defense’s H-60 fleet

• Five multifunction display screens

• Sensor and hoist cameras

• Integrated traffic collision avoidance system

• 7.62 mm machine gun for firing warning shots and a 7.62 mm shoulder-fired weapon for precise targetings, such as disabling engines on noncompliant go-fast vessels

• Standardized mission system components complementing capabilities and equipment installed on the Coast Guard’s upgraded MH-65 short-range recovery helicopter

MH-60T Units:
• CGAS/CG Aviation Training Center Mobile, Alabama
• CGAS Kodiak, Alaska
• CGAS Sitka, Alaska
• CGAS San Diego, California
• CGAS Clearwater, Florida

• CGAS New Orleans, Louisiana
• CGAS Cape Cod, Massachusetts
• CGAS Traverse City, Michigan
• CGAS Elizabeth City, North Carolina
• CGAS Astoria, Oregon

• CGAS Borinquen, Puerto Rico

COTHEN ALE Addresses J##

Tail A/C Type Homeplate Mode-S Hex Address Call Signs

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6001 MH-60T CGAS Borinquen AE27F2 Mode-S C6001

6002 MH-60T CGAS New Orleans AE27F3 Mode-S C6002

6003 MH-60T CGAS San Diego AE27F4 Mode-S C6003

6004 MH-60T CGAS Elizabeth City AE27F5 Mode-S C6004

6005 MH-60T ATC Mobile AE27F6 Mode-S C6005

6006 MH-60T CGAS Astoria AE27F7 Mode-S C6006

6007 MH-60T CGAS Cape Cod AE27F8 Mode-S C6007

6008 MH-60T CGAS Traverse City AE27F9 Mode-S C6008

6009 MH-60T ATC Mobile AE27FA Mode-S C6009

6010 MH-60T CGAS Borinquen AE27FB Mode-S C6010

6011 MH-60T CGAS Cape Cod AE27FC Mode-S C6011

6012 MH-60T CGAS Clearwater AE27FD Mode-S C6012

6013 MH-60T CGAS New Orleans AE27FE Mode-S C6013

6014 MH-60T CGAS Sitka AE27FF Mode-S C6014

6015 MH-60T CGAS Sitka AE2900 Mode-S C6015
6016 MH-60T US West Coast AE2903 Mode-S C6016

6018 MH-60T CGAS Elizabeth City AE2902 Mode-S C6018
6019 MH-60T CGAS San Diego AE2903 Mode-S C6019

6021 MH-60T CGAS San Diego AE2905 Mode-S C6021
6022 MH-60T CGAS Traverse City AE2906 Mode-S C6022

6023 MH-60T CGAS Elizabeth City AE2907 Mode-S C6023

6024 MH-60T CGAS Elizabeth City AE2908 Mode-S C6024

6025 MH-60T CGAS Clearwater AE2909 Mode-S C6025

6026 MH-60T CGAS Astoria AE290A Mode-S C6026

6027 MH-60T CGAS Clearwater AE20C1 Mode-S C6027

6029 MH-60T CGAS Clearwater AE290C Mode-S C6029

6030 MH-60T CGAS Kodiak AE290D Mode-S C6030
6031 MH-60T CGAS Borinquen AE290E Mode-S C6031

6032 MH-60T CGAS Cape Cod AE290F Mode-S C6032
6033 MH-60T CGAS Clearwater AE2910 Mode-S C6033

6034 MH-60T CGAS Cape Cod AE2911 Mode-S C6034

6035 MH-60T CGAS Astoria AE2912 Mode-S C6035

6036 MH-60T CGAS Sitka AE2913 Mode-S C6036

6037 MH-60T CGAS Kodiak AE2914 Mode-S C6037

6038 MH-60T CGAS Kodiak AE2915 Mode-S C6038
6039 MH-60T CGAS Cape Cod AE2916 Mode-S C6039

6040 MH-60T CGAS Clearwater AE2917 Mode-S C6040

6041 MH-60T CGAS San Diego AE2918 Mode-S C6041

6042 MH-60T CGAS Clearwater AE2919 Mode-S C6042

6043 MH-60T CGAS Clearwater AE291A Mode-S C6043
6044 MH-60T CGAS Clearwater AE4A4B Mode-S C6044 (Hex Code AE291B is also listed)

6045 MH-60T CGAS Traverse City AE4A4C Mode-S C6045

6046 MH-60T CGAS Clearwater AE4DFE Mode-S C6046

6047 MH-60T CGAS New Orleans AE4DFF Mode-S C6047

6048 MH-60T CGAS Traverse City AE4E00 Mode-S C6048

6049 MH-60T ATC Mobile AE4E01 Mode-S C6049

6050 MH-60T CGAS Clearwater AE4E02 Mode-S C6050

6051 MH-60T CGAS Clearwater AE4E03 Mode-S C6051

6052 MH-60T NHC

6053 MH-60T AE6CE7 Mode-S C6053

MH-65 D/E Multi-Mission Cutter Helicopter (MCH)

The H-65 Dolphin is the Coast Guard’s oldest and most numerous current helicopter, dating to the 1980s when it was selected for the short-range rescue mission and one of the service’s first helicopters without the capability to perform water landings.

The H-65 is a short-range recovery aircraft. This twin-engine, single-rotor helicopter is certified for all-weather and nighttime operations, but it is prohibited from flying under known icing conditions. The strengths of this aircraft include its speed, flexibility, and integrated electronics package. The H-65 is the Coast Guard’s standard shipboard-deployable aircraft and operates from all flight deck-equipped cutters. Navigation inputs are processed through a central mission computer unit, which can generate search patterns from pilot-provided input. This minimizes the attention needed to navigate the aircraft and maximizes search effectiveness. Endurance of the H-65 is limited, with a maximum endurance profile at 75 knots of 3.5 hours. The aircraft can sprint at speeds up to 165 knots for short periods and sustain speeds of more than 140 knots.

The MH-65D was the result of the latest incremental modernization project, Segment 4 of a six-segment modernization plan, which commenced in August 2010 and will extend the aircraft’s service life through 2027. It addresses immediate critical mission degraders as well as replacing additional obsolete subsystems, including the aircraft’s navigation system and gyros, with digital GPS and inertial navigation. It adds a new digital Automatic Flight Control System (AFCS), an integrated flight deck with sensor display screens, and a robust, effective C4ISR suite.

Segment 5 added a secure shipboard handling, securing, and traversing system. Segment 6, which brings the fleet to MH-65E standard, will replace the analog automatic flight control with digital systems, and install digital weather radar and digital glass cockpit instruments, among other modernization upgrades.

MH-65 Characteristics
• Power plant: HH-65C – two 853-shp Turbomeca Arriel 2C2-CG turboshaft engines

• Performance: Maximum speed, 175 knots; cruising speed, 148 knots; operational ceiling, approximately 10,000 feet; range, 350 nautical miles, endurance 3 hours
• Weights: Empty weight, 6,200 pounds; max gross weight, 9,480 pounds
• Dimensions: Main rotor diameter, 39 feet, 2 inches; main rotor disc area, 1,204 square feet; length, 44 feet, 4 inches; height, 13 feet, 3 inches

Features

• 40% more power and higher performance from new engines

• Radar and electro-optical/infrared sensors

• Capability to conduct sorties from a cutter flight deck

• 7.62 mm machine gun and a .50-caliber rifle

• Ongoing common avionics architecture system of digital glass cockpit instruments similar to those installed on the Coast Guard’s upgraded MH-60T medium-range recovery helicopter

H-65 Air Stations:
• CGAS Traverse City, Michigan
• CGAS Barbers Point, Hawaii
• CGAS Borinquen, Puerto Rico
• CGAS Atlantic City, New Jersey
• CGAS Corpus Christi, Texas
• CGAS Detroit, Michigan
• CGAS Houston, Texas
• CGAS Humboldt Bay, California
• CGAS Los Angeles, California
• CGAS Miami, Florida
• CGAS/CG Aviation Training Center Mobile, Alabama
• CGAS New Orleans, Louisiana
• CGAS North Bend, Oregon
• CGAS San Francisco, California
• CGAS Port Angeles, Washington
• CGAS Savannah, Georgia
• CGAS Kodiak, Alaska
• HITRON Jacksonville, Florida

COTHEN ALE address 6500 series K##, 6600 series L##

Thanks to Ron Perron for his recent MH-65 KACY update.

Tail A/C Type Homeplate Mode-S Hex Address Call Signs

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6501 MH-65D CGAS Houston AE265B Mode-S C6501

6502 MH-65D CGAS Humboldt Bay AE265C Mode-S C6502

6503 MH-65E CGAS Barbers Point AE265D Mode-S C6503

6504 MH-65D CGAS Port Angeles AE265E Mode-S C6504

6506 MH-65D CGAS New Orleans AE2660 Mode-S C6506

6507 MH-65E CGAS Houston AE2661 Mode-S C6507

6508 MH-65D CGAS Savannah AE2662 Mode-S C6508

6509 MH-65D CGAS Kodiak AE2663 Mode-S C6509

6510 MH-65D CGAS Los Angeles AE2664 Mode-S C6510

6511 MH-65D CGAS New Orleans AE2665 Mode-S C6511

6512 MH-65D CGAS North Bend AE2666 Mode-S C6512

6513 MH-65D CGAS Barbers Point AE2667 Mode-S C6513

6514 MH-65E CGAS Houston AE2668 Mode-S C6514

6516 MH-65D CGAS San Francisco AE266A Mode-S C6516

6517 MH-65E CGAS Port Angeles AE266B Mode-S C6517

6518 MH-65D US East Coast AE266C Mode-S C6518

6519 MH-65E CGAS North Bend AE266D Mode-S C6519

6520 MH-65E CGAS San Francisco AE266E Mode-S C6520

6521 MH-65E CGAS North Bend AE266F Mode-S C6521
6522 MH-65E CGAS Houston AE2670 Mode-S C6522

6524 MH-65E CGAS North Bend AE2672 Mode-S C6524

6525 MH-65E HITRON Jacksonville AE2673 Mode-S C6525

6526 MH-65E HITRON Jacksonville AE2674 Mode-S C6526

6527 MH-65D CGAS Atlantic City AE2675 Mode-S C6527

6528 MH-65E HITRON Jacksonville AE2676 Mode-S C6528

6529 MH-65D US East Coast AE2677 Mode-S C6529
6530 MH-65D HITRON Jacksonville AE2678 Mode-S C6530

6531 MH-65D CGAS San Francisco AE2679 Mode-S C6531

6532 MH-65E CGAS Miami AE267A Mode-S C6532
6533 MH-65D CGAS San Diego AE267B Mode-S C6533

6534 MH-65D CGAS Savannah AE267C Mode-S C6534
6536 MH-65D AE267E Mode-S C6536

6537 MH-65D CGAS North Bend AE267F Mode-S C6537

6538 MH-65D CGAS San Francisco AE2680 Mode-S C6538

6539 MH-65D CGAS Corpus Christi AE2681 Mode-S C6539

6540 MH-65D CGAS San Francisco AE2682 Mode-S C6540

6542 MH-65D CGAS San Francisco AE2683 Mode-S C6542

6543 MH-65D CGAS Atlantic City AE2684 Mode-S C6543
6544 MH-65D CGAS Savannah AE509F Mode-S C6544

6545 MH-65D CGAS San Francisco AE2685 Mode-S C6545

6547 MH-65E CGAS Humboldt Bay AE2686 Mode-S C6547

6548 MH-65E CGAS Barbers Point AE2687 Mode-S C6548

6550 MH-65D CGAS Miami AE2688 Mode-S C6550

6551 MH-65E CGAS North Bend AE2689 Mode-S C6551
6552 MH-65D ATC Mobile AE268A Mode-S C6552

6553 MH-65D CGAS Atlantic City AE268B Mode-S C6553

6554 MH-65D CGAS New Orleans AE268C Mode-S C6554

6555 MH-65D HITRON Jacksonville AE268D Mode-S C6555

6556 MH-65E ATC Mobile AE268E Mode-S C6556

6557 MH-65D ATC Mobile AE268F Mode-S C6557

6558 MH-65D CGAS Borinquen AE2690 Mode-S C6558

6559 MH-65D HITRON Jacksonville AE2691 Mode-S C6559

6560 MH-65D CGAS Atlantic City AE2692 Mode-S C6560

6561 MH-65D CGAS Humboldt Bay AE2693 Mode-S C6561

6562 MH-65E CGAS San Francisco AE2694 Mode-S C6562

6563 MH-65D CGAS Atlantic City AE2695 Mode-S C6563

6564 MH-65D HITRON Jacksonville AE2696 Mode-S C6564

6565 MH-65D AE2697 Mode-S C6565

6566 MH-65D CGAS Atlantic City AE2698 Mode-S C6566

6567 MH-65D CGAS San Francisco AE2699 Mode-S C6567

6568 MH-65D CGAS Detroit AE269A Mode-S C6568

6569 MH-65D CGAS New Orleans AE269B Mode-S C6569
6570 MH-65D CGAS New Orleans AE269C Mode-S C6570

6571 MH-65D CGAS Kodiak AE269D Mode-S C6571

6572 MH-65D CGAS Atlantic City AE269E Mode-S C6572

6573 MH-65D CGAS Borinquen AE269F Mode-S C6573

6574 MH-65D CGAS North Bend AE26A0 Mode-S C6574

6575 MH-65D CGAS Atlantic City AE26A1 Mode-S C6575

6576 MH-65D CGAS Savannah AE26A2 Mode-S C6576

6577 MH-65D CGAS Corpus Christi AE26A3 Mode-S C6577

6578 MH-65D CGAS Atlantic City AE26A4 Mode-S C6578
6579 MH-65D CGAS Atlantic City AE26A5 Mode-S C6579

6580 MH-65D AE26A6 Mode-S C6580
6581 MH-65D AE26A7 Mode-S C6581

6582 MH-65D CGAS Atlantic City AE26A8 Mode-S C6582

6583 MH-65D CGAS Miami AE26A9 Mode-S C6583

6584 MH-65D CGAS Detroit AE26AA Mode-S C6584

6585 MH-65D CGAS Detroit AE26AB Mode-S C6585

6586 MH-65E CGAS Miami AE26AC Mode-S C6586

6587 MH-65E ATC Mobile AE26AD Mode-S C6587

6588 MH-65D CGAS Atlantic City AE26AE Mode-S C6588

6589 MH-65D AE26AF Mode-S C6589

6590 MH-65E CGAS Miami AE26B0 Mode-S C6590
6591 MH-65E CGAS Miami AE26B1 Mode-S C6591

6592 MH-65D CGAS Corpus Christi AE26B2 Mode-S C6592

6593 MH-65E CGAS Houston AE26B3 Mode-S C6593

6594 MH-65E CGAS Port Angeles AE26B4 Mode-S C6594
6595 MH-65D CGAS Barbers Point AE26B5 Mode-S C6595

6596 MH-65E CGAS Miami AE26B6 Mode-S C6596
6597 MH-65D CGAS North Bend AE26B7 Mode-S C6597

6598 MH-65D CGAS Savannah AE26B8 Mode-S C6598
6599 MH-65D HITRON Jacksonville AE26B9 Mode-S C6599

6601 MH-65D ALC Elizabeth City
6602 MH-65D ALC Elizabeth City

6603 MH-65D HITRON Jacksonville AE26BA Mode-S C6603

6604 MH-65D CGAS North Bend AE26BB Mode-S C6604
6605 MH-65D CGAS Atlantic City AE26BC Mode-S C6605

6606 MH-65D CGAS Savannah AE26BD Mode-S C6606

6607 MH-65D CGAS New Orleans AE26BE Mode-S C6607

6608 MH-65E CGAS Humboldt Bay AE26BF Mode-S C6608

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USCG Surface Asset Guide

420-Foot Healy Class Icebreaker

The Coast Guard’s largest ship, the CGC Healy, was launched in 1997 and commissioned in 2000, joining the two Polar-class icebreakers in their homeport of Seattle, Washington. The Healy is designed to conduct a wide range of research activities, providing more than 4,200 square feet of scientific laboratory space, numerous electronic sensor systems, oceanographic winches, and accommodations for up to 50 scientists. Healy is capable of breaking 4.5 feet of ice continuously at 3 knots and can operate in temperatures as low as minus 50 degrees F. The scientific community provided invaluable input on lab layouts and scientific capabilities during the design and construction of the ship. As a Coast Guard cutter, the Healy is also a capable platform for supporting other potential missions in the polar regions and is capable of accommodating two H-65 Dolphin helicopters or one Dolphin and one H-60 Jayhawk helicopter.

• Length: 420 feet, Beam: 82 feet, Displacement: 16,000 tons
• Power plant: Four diesels, two shafts, 30,000 shaft horsepower (shp)
• Speed: 17 knots, Range: 16,000 nautical miles at 12.5 knots; 37,000 miles at 9.25 knots

Hull Name Intl Call Homeport MMSI Number/ALE Address

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WAGB 20 Healy NEPP Seattle WA 303902000/ALE-EPP

418-Foot Legend Class National Security Cutter (NSC/WMSL)

National Security Cutter (NSC), 418-foot Legend-class The first major cutter to join the Coast Guard as part of the fleet recapitalization plan, the national security cutter is the largest and most technologically advanced of the service’s new cutters. At 418 feet in length, capable of speeds up to 28 knots, with a crew complement of 122 and a displacement of 4,500 long tons, the Legend-class cutters are capable of better seakeeping and higher sustained speeds as well as greater endurance than legacy cutters.

The ships, being acquired by the Coast Guard Acquisition Directorate, feature modern command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR) capabilities and provide interoperability with U.S. Navy systems and a common operational picture to enhance maritime domain awareness. In addition to a helicopter deck, the class has a stern ramp for launching and recovering two classes of rigid-hull inflatable (RHIB) cutter boats that deploy with the NSC: the 35-foot CB-LRI-II and the 26-foot CB-OTH-IV. The NSC can carry a total of three boats: one LRI-II and two CB-OTH-IVs. The first cutter, Bertholf, was commissioned on Aug. 4, 2008, and completed its first extended operations in 2009. The second cutter, Waesche, was commissioned on May 7, 2010. The third, Stratton, was commissioned on March 31, 2012. Hamilton, the fourth NSC, was commissioned in December 2014. The fifth, James, was commissioned in August 2015. The sixth NSC, Munro, was christened in November 2014, and the seventh, Kimball, is under construction. The Coast Guard plans the construction of eight national security cutters.

The NSC is armed with a 57 mm/Mk. 110 gun, which is also employed by the Navy’s littoral combat ships, and four M2 .50-caliber machine guns. The NSC can accommodate two H-65s, or one H-65 or H-60, and two vertically launched unmanned aerial vehicles, or other combinations.

• Length: 418 feet, Beam: 54 feet, Displacement: 4,500 long tons full load
• Power plant: Combined diesel and gas (CODAG); one 30,565 SHP gas turbine engine and two
9,655 HP diesel engines
• Speed/Range: up to 28 knots and a range of 12,000 nautical miles
• Armament: Mk. 110 57 mm gun; Phalanx 20 mm close-in weapon system; Mk. 53 decoy launching system (NULKA); and four M2 .50-caliber machine guns

Hull Name Intl Call Homeport MMSI Number/ALE Address

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WMSL 750 Bertholf NBCQ Alameda CA 369980000/ALE-BCQ

WMSL 751 Waesche NBGN Alameda CA 338850000/ALE-WAE

WMSL 752 Stratton NHTC Alameda CA 368798000/ALE-HTC

WMSL 753 Hamilton NMAG Charleston SC 368883000/ALE-MAG

WMSL 754 James NJAM Charleston SC 368884000/ALE-JAM

WMSL 755 Munro NMUN Alameda CA 303866000/ALE-MUN

WMSL 756 Kimball NKIM Honolulu HI 303867000

WMSL 757 Midgett NMID Honolulu HI 303868000

WMSL-758 Stone NSTO Charleston, SC 338848000

WMSL-759 Calhoun NCHN Charleston, SC

WMSL-760 Friedman NFRI Under Construction

399-Foot Polar Class Icebreaker

The Polar-class icebreakers, built in the 1970s, were designed for open-water icebreaking and have reinforced hulls, special icebreaking bows, and a system that allows rapid shifting of ballast to increase the effectiveness of their ice-breaking. These ships are capable of continuous progress through ice 6 feet thick at a speed of up to 3 knots. The CGCs Polar Sea and Polar Star were built to serve in the Arctic and Antarctic, supporting science and research as well as providing resupply to remote stations, but their capabilities also enable them to perform search and rescue, ship escort, environmental protection, and enforcement of laws and treaties in places most ships cannot reach. They are fully equipped for helicopter berthing and deck operations and can carry two H-60 Jayhawks or H-65 Dolphins. Polar Star was reactivated in December 2012 after three years of refurbishment and modernization. Polar Sea remains laid up while its disposition is determined. The Coast Guard is conducting requirements generation and associated preliminary acquisition tasks for a new heavy icebreaker.

• Length: 399 feet, Beam: 83.5 feet, Displacement (28-foot draft): 13,194 tons full load
• Power plant: Six Alco diesels, 3,000 bhp each, three gas turbines, 25,000 shp each, electric drive, three shafts, 66,000 shp
• Speed: 18 knots, Range: 16,000 nautical miles at 18 knots; 28,275 at 13 knots

Hull Name Intl Call Homeport MMSI Number/ALE Address

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WAGB 10 Polar Star NBTM Seattle WA 367255000/ALE-BTM

360-Foot Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC/WMSM)

Offshore patrol cutters (OPCs) will provide the midrange capability in the Coast Guard’s layered defense concept, filling the role between the NSC and FRC and replacing the service’s two classes of aging medium endurance cutters. The OPC is to feature increased range and endurance, more powerful weapons, a larger flight deck, and improved C4ISR equipment and will accommodate aircraft and boat operations in higher sea states. Using a two-phase acquisition strategy that emphasizes affordability as a major requirement, the service awarded three Phase I contracts in February 2014 for preliminary and contract design (P&CD) to Bollinger Shipyards Lockport LLC (Lockport, Louisiana); Eastern Shipbuilding Group Inc. (Panama City, Florida); and General Dynamics, Bath Iron Works (Bath, Maine). At the end of the 18-month Phase I period, the Coast Guard will select one team to develop Phase II detail design and construction of the first OPC of a planned 25-ship class.

• Length: 360 feet, Displacement: 3,200 Tons, Speed: 22 knots, Range: 10,200 nautical miles

• Propulsion: 2 Diesels, Endurance: 60 Days

• Aircraft: 1 H-65, Boats: 3OTH

• Crew: 16 Officers, 75 Enlisted

• Armament: 57mm gun, MK15 CIWS, SLQ-32, SRBOC/NULKA

Hull Name Intl Call Homeport MMSI Number/ALE Address

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WMSM 915 Argus NARG San Pedro CA

WMSM 916 Chase NCHA San Pedro CA

WMSM 917 Ingham NING Kodiak AK

WMSM 918 Rush NRUH Kodiak AK

WMSM 919 Pickering NPIC Newport RI

WMSM 920 Icarus NICA Newport RI (Planned)

WMSM 921 Active Planned

WMSM 922 Diligence Planned

WMSM 923 Alert Planned

WMSM 924 Vigilant Planned

WMSM 925 Reliance Planned

Coast Guard Eagle Training Barque

The tall ship Eagle is a three-masted sailing barque with 21,350 square feet of sail, homeported at the Coast Guard Academy, New London, Connecticut. It is the only active (operational) commissioned sailing vessel in the U.S. maritime services. Seventh in a line of cutters to bear its name, the CGC Eagle was built in 1936 by Blohm and Voss in Hamburg, Germany, as a training vessel for German naval cadets.

It was taken as a war prize in 1946, commissioned into Coast Guard service as the Eagle, and sailed from Bremerhaven, Germany, to New London, Connecticut. The Eagle serves as a seagoing classroom for approximately 175 cadets and instructors from the academy. On the Eagle, cadets apply the navigation, engineering, and other skills they develop in classes at the academy.

Eagle’s hull is built of steel, four-tenths of an inch thick. It has two full-length steel decks with a platform deck below and a raised forecastle and quarterdeck. The weather decks are 3-inch-thick teak over steel. When at home, the Eagle is moored at the Fort Trumbull State Park on the Thames River. Eagle began the first phase of a four-year refit and renovation program at the Coast Guard Yard in Curtis Bay, Maryland, on Sept. 26. The work will proceed in phases so that training periods at sea can continue. The first phase includes maintenance of the rudder, hull and rigging, lead ballast replacement, and berthing area renovations.

• Length: 295 feet, Beam: 39 feet, Displacement: 1,824 tons full load
• Power plant: Diesel, one shaft, 1,000 bhp, 21,350-square-foot sail area
• Speed: 10 knots under power; 16 knots under sail, Range: 5,450 nautical miles under power

Hull Name Intl Call Homeport MMSI Number/ALE Address

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WIX 327 Eagle NRCB New London CT 303990000/ALE-RCB

282-foot Alex Haley Class Medium Endurance Cutter

The cutter Alex Haley (WMEC 39) is a one-of-a-kind Coast Guard ship, named for the service’s first chief journalist, who later wrote Roots and won a Pulitzer Prize. Commissioned in 1971 as the Navy salvage and rescue ship USS Edenton (ATS 1), the vessel was transferred to the Coast Guard in November 1997 for conversion into a medium endurance cutter. The cutter’s primary missions are law enforcement, domestic fisheries enforcement, and SAR in Alaskan waters. With a crew of 99, the ship can accommodate a single H-65 Dolphin or MH-60 Jayhawk.

• Length: 282 feet, Beam: 50 feet, Displacement: 3,000 tons full load
• Power plant: Four Caterpillar diesels, two shafts; bow thruster
• Speed: 16 knots, Range: 10,000 nautical miles at 13 knots
• Armament: Two Mk. 38 25 mm cannons; two .50-caliber machine guns

Hull Name Intl Call Homeport MMSI Number/ALE Address

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WMEC 39 Alex Haley NZPO Kodiak AK 338945000/ALE-ZPO

270-Foot Famous Class Medium-Endurance Cutter

The first of 13 Famous-class cutters, the Bear (WMEC 901), entered service in 1983, and these ships have become a familiar sight on the world’s oceans ever since. Together with the 14 Reliance-class vessels, Famous-class cutters are the service’s primary tools for law enforcement, counterdrug, and SAR missions. These ships are the most modern and advanced medium endurance cutters, with modern weapons and sensor suites. They have long been equipped with a Command, Display, and Control (COMDAC) computerized ship control system that was significantly updated in the 1990s and makes these ships effective with smaller crews. Famous-class ships operate with a crew of 100.

Armament includes a Mk 75 76 mm fully automatic gun capable of firing up to 80 rounds per minute. The Shipboard Command and Control System (SCCS) uses radar, LORAN (long-range navigation), and GPS (Global Positioning System) technologies. SCCS is an integrated and sophisticated system that brings the ship’s electronic resources together to facilitate operations.

Famous-class cutters are able to land, launch, and service the H-65 Dolphin, and some can also operate the Jayhawk. A Dolphin and a five-member aviation detachment usually deploy with the ship. The cutter’s active stabilization system extends the operating parameters of the cutter aircraft team by providing a stable platform for flight evolutions during rough sea conditions. This allows the cutters to serve the vital role of search and rescue in almost any storm or location. For law enforcement boardings these cutters carry a 23-foot over-the-horizon cutter boat and a 19-foot rigid hull inflatable boat.

Under the Mission Effectiveness Project (MEP), Famousclass cutters received capability enhancements, major maintenance, and replacement of obsolete, unsupportable, or maintenance-intensive equipment, which included installing improved C4ISR suites. The Reliance-class ships also underwent MEP. All 270-foot cutters finished their MEP in September 2014, ensuring their operational reliability until their replacement by the offshore patrol cutter.

• Length: 270 feet, Beam: 38 feet. Displacement: 1,820 tons full load
• Power plant: Two 3,650-hp V-18 Alco diesel engines, two shafts
• Speed: 20 knots, Range: Just under 3,800 nautical miles at 19.5 knots; 9,900 nautical miles at 12 knots
• Armament: One Mk. 75 76 mm gun, two .50-caliber machine guns, two SRBOC launchers

Hull Name Intl Call Homeport MMSI Number/ALE Address

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WMEC 901 Bear NRKN Portsmouth VA 367286000/ALE-RKN

WMEC 902 Tampa NIKL Portsmouth VA 367290000/ALE-IKL

WMEC 903 Harriet Lane NHNC Portsmouth VA 367291000/ALE-HNC

WMEC 904 Northland NLGF Portsmouth VA 367259000/ALE-LGV

WMEC 905 Spencer NWHE Boston MA 367258000/ALE-ROS

WMEC 906 Seneca NFMK Portsmouth VA 367285000/ALE-FMK

WMEC 907 Escanaba NNAS Boston MA 367262000/ALE-NAS

WMEC 908 Tahoma NCBE NS Newport RI 367288000/ALE-CBE

WMEC 909 Campbell NRDC NS Newport RI 367289000/ALE-RDC

WMEC 910 Thetis NYWL Key West FL 367876000/ALE-YWL

WMEC 911 Forward NICB Portsmouth VA 367261000/ALE-ICB

WMEC 912 Legare NRPM Portsmouth VA 367287000/ALE-RPM

WMEC 913 Mohawk NRUF Key West FL 367260000/ALE-RUF

240-Foot Great Lakes Class Icebreaker

The CGC Mackinaw (WLBB 30), like its predecessor of the same name, was designed specifically for the Great Lakes, where its mission has been to keep the shipping lanes open through as much of the winter as possible. Like the former Mackinaw (WAGB 83), the new ship is homeported in Cheboygan, Michigan, and remains the only U.S. heavy icebreaking resource assigned to the Great Lakes. The ship performs ice-breaking as well as ATON (aids to navigation), search and rescue (SAR), law enforcement, and other missions. It has a crew of nine officers and 46 enlisted members. The Mackinaw features state-of-the-art navigation, communication, and security systems and is able to carry a smaller crew than its namesake. The vessel also has a 20-ton crane for servicing aids to navigation and an oil spill recovery system on board. It uses two podded propulsors and a bow thruster to provide excellent maneuverability and is designed to break through 32 inches of ice at 3 knots.

• Length: 240 feet, Beam: 58 feet, 6 inches, Draft: 16 feet, Displacement: 3,500 tons full load

• Power plant: Three 4,200-bhp ABT diesel generators; two ABT 3,350-kw azipod propulsion units

• Speed: 15 knots, Range: 4,000 nautical miles

Hull Name Intl Call Homeport MMSI Number/ALE Address

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WLBB 30 Mackinaw NBGB Cheboygan MI 369992000/ALE-BGB

225-Foot Juniper Class Seagoing Buoy Tender

Juniper-class buoy tenders are seagoing Coast Guard cutters responsible for maintaining short- and long-range ATON such as fixed structures and buoys. They have replaced the aging Balsam class of World War II-era buoy tenders. Buoy tenders provide light ice-breaking in ice-laden domestic waters. Buoy tenders are multi-mission vessels, and conduct maritime law enforcement, homeland security, and defense operations, as well as provide search and rescue assistance should the need arise. The 225-foot Juniper’s twin diesel engine propulsion system supplies the speed and maneuverability necessary to tend coastal and offshore buoys in exposed locations. Perhaps the most important advance is the use of a new Dynamic Positioning System (DPS). DPS uses a differential GPS to fix positions. Using this technology, the crews are able to maintain the vessel’s position within a 10-meter circle in winds of up to 30 knots and waves of up to 8 feet. The Juniper class cutters are to undergo a mid-life renovation under the In-Service Vessel Sustainment (ISVS) project.

• Length: 225 feet, Beam: 46 feet, Displacement: 2,000 tons, Buoy deck area: 2,875 square feet
• Power plant: Two Caterpillar 3608 diesels, one shaft, 6,200 bhp
• Speed: 15 knots, Range: 6,000 nautical miles at 12 knots
• Armament: Two .50-caliber machine guns

Hull Name Intl Call Homeport MMSI Number/ALE Address

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WLB 201 Juniper NJUN Honolulu, HI 366952000/ALE-DJV

WLB 202 Willow NIIW Charleston SC 368782000/ALE-IIW

WLB 203 Kukui NKJU Sitka AK 368826000/ALE-KJI

WLB 204 Elm NRPK Astoria OR 366951000/ALE-RPK

WLB 205 Walnut NZNE Pensacola FL 366953000/ALE-ZNE

WLB 206 Spar NJAR Duluth MN 368856000

WLB 207 Maple NWBE Atlantic Beach NC 368857000/ALE-WBE

WLB 208 Aspen NTUG San Francisco CA 303865000/ALE-TUG

WLB 209 Sycamore NTGG Newport RI 368014000

WLB 210 Cypress NCPI Kodiak AK 368028000/ALE-CPI

WLB 211 Oak NAXQ Newport RI 369906000/ALE-AXQ

WLB 212 Hickory NAZJ Homer AK 369916000

WLB 213 Fir NAYV Cordova AK 369915000/ALE-AYV

WLB 214 Hollyhock NHHF Port Huron MI 369932000/ALE-HHF

WLB 215 Sequoia NBHF Apra Harbor GU 369941000/ALE-BHF

WLB 216 Alder NGML San Francisco CA 369953000/ALE-GML

210-Foot Reliance Class Medium-Endurance Cutter

The 14 Reliance-class cutters work alongside the Famous class ships, carrying out primarily law enforcement and search and rescue missions. The 210-foot ships were the first true post-World War II Coast Guard cutters. Outwardly, these ships reflect evolving Coast Guard operations during the latter part of the 20th century – sleek lines, flight decks, and a high pilothouse giving the bridge crew excellent all-around visibility. They do not have a helicopter hangar but can operate a single H-65 Dolphin on deck. It has a crew complement of 77.

Although lightly armed, these cutters were designed to carry additional armament including a 3-inch gun, a total of six .50-caliber machine guns, an SQS-17 sonar (later suggestions included using an SQS-36), an anti-submarine projector (Hedgehog), and/or two torpedo launchers. None of this armament was ever actually installed.

From 1986 to 1996, ships of this class underwent a midlife maintenance availability to upgrade machinery and equipment. There were 16 Reliance-class cutters, but budget cuts prompted the decommissioning of the Courageous (WMEC 622) and the Durable (WMEC 628) in 2001.

To prolong the longevity of the remaining cutters, the Coast Guard began the MEP in 2005 to increase operational availability by installing capability enhancements, performing major maintenance, and replacing obsolete, unsupportable, or maintenance-intensive equipment. The successful conclusion of the MEP in September 2014 ensures the operational reliability of these cutters until their replacement by the offshore patrol cutter.

• Length: 210 feet, Beam: 34 feet, Displacement: 1,000 tons
• Power plant: Two Alco 16V-251 diesel engines, two shafts, 5,000 bhp
• Speed: 18 knots, Range: 6,100 nautical miles at 12 knots
• Armament: One Mk. 38 25 mm cannon and two .50-caliber machine guns

Hull Name Intl Call Homeport MMSI Number/ALE Address

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WMEC 615 Reliance NJPJ Pensacola, FL 367297000/ALE-JPJ

WMEC 616 Diligence NMUD Pensacola FL 367267000/ALE-MUD

WMEC 617 Vigilant NHIC Port Canaveral FL 367293000/ALE-HIC

WMEC 618 Active NRTF Port Angeles WA 367269000/ALE-RTF

WMEC 619 Confidence NHKW Port Canaveral FL 367292000/ALE-HKW

WMEC 620 Resolute NRLT St. Petersburg FL 367296000/ALE-RLT

WMEC 621 Valiant NVAI NS Mayort FL 367264000/ALE-VAI

WMEC 623 Steadfast NSTF Astoria OR 367265000/ALE-STF

WMEC 624 Dauntless NDTS Pensacola FL 367295000/ALE-DTS

WMEC 625 Venturous NVES St. Petersburg FL 367877000/ALE-VES

WMEC 626 Dependable NOWK Virginia Bch VA 367294000/ALE-OWK

WMEC 627 Vigorous NQSP Little Creek VA 367263000/ALE-QSP

WMEC 629 Decisive NUHC Pensacola FL 367298000/ALE-UHC

WMEC 630 Alert NZVE Astoria OR 367299000/ALE-ZVE

175-Foot Keeper Class Coastal Buoy Tender

The 175-foot Keeper-class coastal buoy tenders are a new era in buoy tending, equipped with Z-drive propulsion units instead of the standard propeller and rudder configuration. The propulsion units are designed to independently rotate 360 degrees. Combined with a thruster in the bow, they give the Keeper-class cutters unmatched maneuverability. With state-of-the-art electronics and navigation systems including DPS, which uses differential GPS and electronic chart displays, it is possible to maneuver and position navigation aids with a smaller crew. Carrying a crew of 24, ships in this class are named for well-known lighthouse keepers. Although not classified as icebreakers, these ships can move through 9 inches of ice at 3 knots.

• Length: 175 feet, Beam: 36 feet, Displacement: 845 tons
• Power plant: Two Caterpillar 3508TA diesels, two Ulstein Z-drive, 2,040 bhp
• Speed: 12 knots, Range: 2,000 nautical miles at 10 knots CGC George Cobb

Hull Name Intl Call Homeport MMSI Number/ALE Address

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WLM 551 Ida Lewis NISS Newport RI 366086378

WLM 552 Katherine Walker NKFW Bayonne NJ 368975000

WLM 553 Abbie Burgess NVAF Rockland ME 368941000/ALE-VAF

WLM 554 Marcus Hanna NMGH S. Portland ME 368905000

WLM 555 James Rankin NUVD Baltimore MD 368777000

WLM 556 Joshua Appleby NJTH St Petersburg FL 368732000/ALE-JTH

WLM 557 Frank Drew NKDL Portsmouth VA 368731000/ALE-KDL

WLM 558 Anthony Petit NERW Ketchikan AK 366969000

WLM 559 Barbara Mabrity NERA Mobile AL 366968000

WLM 560 William Tate NNIA Philadelphia PA 338954000,

WLM 561 Harry Claiborne NNIC Galveston TX 338953000/ALE-NIC

WLM 562 Maria Bray NTUU Atlantic Beach NC 338923000

WLM 563 Henry Blake NTVT Seattle WA 338922000,

WLM 564 George Cobb NTVY San Pedro CA 338921000

160-Foot Inland Construction Tender

The Coast Guard’s inland construction tenders are broken into three classes, all designed for the construction, repair, and maintenance of fixed ATON and all operating on inland waters. The 160-foot WLICs are single units without barges. The 75-foot WLICs push either a 68- or 84-foot construction barge. The one 100-foot WLIC pushes a 70-foot construction barge. The barges are equipped with cranes and other ATON equipment to drive piles and work the smaller-sized buoys. The earliest of these tenders date to the 1940s and have crews of 13 to 15.

• Length: 160 feet, Beam: 30 feet, Displacement: 411 tons
• Power plant: Two Caterpillar D379 diesels, two shafts, 1,000 bhp
• Speed: 11 knots, Range: 1,205 nautical miles at 6.5 knots

Hull Name Intl Call Homeport MMSI Number/ALE Address

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WLIC 800 Pamlico NAYE New Orleans LA 366999557

WLIC 801 Hudson NCWX Miami FL 366999791/ALE-CWX

WLIC 802 Kennebec NRDJ Portsmouth VA 366999642

WLIC 803 Saginaw NJOY Mobile AL 366999558

154-Foot Sentinel Class Fast Response Cutter

The Sentinel-class is a key component of the Coast Guard’s recapitalized fleet and is critically needed to replace the aging 110-foot Island-class patrol boat fleet. The first cutter in this class, Bernard C. Webber, was delivered in February 2012. To honor past Coast Guard members, each cutter in this class will be named one of the service’s many enlisted heroes. These cutters will be able to deploy independently to conduct the service’s missions, such as port, waterway, and coastal security; fishery patrols; drug and illegal immigrant law enforcement; SAR; and national defense operations. The cutters’ C4ISR suites will be completely interoperable with U.S. Navy, Coast Guard, Department of Defense, and Department of Homeland Security assets. The 154-foot cutters have a speed of more than 28 knots and are based on an existing patrol boat design from Damen Shipyards. This vessel class is planned for a total of 58 patrol boats.

• Manufacturer: Bollinger Shipyards Inc., Parent craft designer: Damen
• Length: 154 feet, Beam: 25 feet, Displacement: 353 metric tons
• Power plant: Two 4,300 kw MTU diesel engines
• Speed: 28-plus knots, Endurance: five days
• Crew: 24 (four officers, 20 enlisted)
• Armament: One stabilized 25 mm machine gun mount and four non-stabilized crew-served .50-caliber machine guns

Hull Name Intl Call Homeport MMSI Number/ALE Address

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WPC 1101 Bernard C. Webber NPEG Miami FL 338926401/ALE-PEG

WPC 1102 Richard Etheridge NJFB Miami FL 338926402/ALE-JFB

WPC 1103 William Flores NILB Miami FL 338926403/ALE-ILB

WPC 1104 Robert Yered NAGP Miami FL 338926404

WPC 1105 Margaret Norvell NFPE Miami FL 338926405/ALE-FPE

WPC 1106 Paul Clark NAAD Miami FL 338926406/ALE-AAD

WPC 1107 Charles David Jr. NAKJ Key West FL 338926407/ALE-AKJ

WPC 1108 Charles W. Sexton NDRA Key West FL 338926408/ALE-DRA

WPC 1109 Kathleen Moore NDVB Key West FL 338926409/ALE-DVB

WPC 1110 Raymond Evans NEJA Key West FL 338926410/ALE-EJA

WPC 1111 William Trump NECW Key West FL 338926411

WPC 1112 Isaac Mayo NEAP Key West FL 338926412/ALE-EAP

WPC 1113 Richard Dixon NDOA San Juan PR 338926413/ALE-DOA

WPC 1114 Heriberto Hernandez NDOB San Juan PR 338926414

WPC 1115 Joseph Napier NDOC San Juan PR 338926415

WPC 1116 Winslow W. Griesser NDOD San Juan PR 338926416

WPC 1117 Donald Horsley NDOE San Juan PR 338926417/ALE-DOE

WPC 1118 Joseph Tezanos NDOF San Juan PR 338926418/ALE-DOF

WPC 1119 Rollin A. Fritch NDOG Cape May NJ 338926419

WPC 1120 Lawrence O. Lawson NDOH Cape May NJ 338926420/ALE-DOH

WPC 1121 John F. McCormick NDOI Ketchikan AK 338926421

WPC 1122 Bailey T. Barco NBAB Ketchikan AK 338926422

WPC 1123 Benjamin B. Dailey NDOJ Pascagoula MS 338926423/ALE-DOJ

WPC 1124 Oliver F. Perry NOBY Honolulu HI 338926424/ALE-OBY

WPC 1125 Jacob L.A. Poroo NJPO Pascagoula MS 338926425/ALE-JPO
WPC 1126 Joseph Gerczak NJOG Honolulu HI 338926426/ALE-JOG
WPC-1127 Richard T. Snyder NRIS Atlantic Bch NC 338926427/ALE-RIS
WPC-1128 Nathan Bruckenthal NNBR Atlantic Bch NC 338926428/ALE-NBR
WPC-1129 Forrest O. Rednour NFRE San Pedro CA 338926429/ALE-FRE
WPC-1130 Robert G. Ward NRTW San Pedro CA 338926439/ALE-RTW
WPC-1131 Terrell Horne III NTHE San Pedro CA 338926431/ALE-THE
WPC-1132 Benjamin Bottoms NBNB San Pedro CA 338926432/ALE-BNB
WPC-1133 Joseph Doyle NJDE San Juan PR 338926433
WPC-1134 William Hart NWMH Honolulu HI 338926434/ALE-WMH
WPC-1135 Angela McShan NAMN Cape May NJ 338926435/ALE-AMN
WPC-1136 Daniel Tarr NDTR Galveston TX 366000270
WPC-1137 Edgar Culbertson NECN Galveston TX 338926437
WPC-1138 Harold Miller NHDM Galveston TX 338926438
WPC-1139 Myrtle Hazard NMHD Key West FL 338926439/ALE-MHD
WPC-1140 Oliver Hazard NOHY Key West FL 338926440
WPC-1141 Charles Moulthrop NCMP Manama. Bahrein 338926441
WPC-1142 Robert Goldman NRTG Manama. Bahrein 338926442
WPC-1143 Frederick Hatch NFHH Apra Harbor GU 338926443

WPC-1144 Glenn Harris NGNH Manama. Bahrein 338926444/ALE-GNB

WPC-1145 Emlen Tinnel NENT Manama. Bahrein 338926445
WPC-1146 John Scheuerman NJNS Manama. Bahrein 338926446/ALE-JNS

WPC-1147 Clarence Sutphin NCES Manama. Bahrein 338926447
WPC-1148 Pablo Valent NPOV St, Petersburg FL 338926448

WPC-1149 Douglas Deman NDSD Ketchikan AK 338926449/ALE-DSD
WPC-1150 William Chadwick NWMC Boston MA 338926450/ALE-WMC
WPC-1151 Wayne Deyampert NWND Boston MA 338926451
WPC-1152 Maurice Jester NMEJ Boston MA 338926452
WPC-1153 John Patterson NJNP 338926453

WPC-1154 William Sparling NWMS  Boston MA 338926454
WPC-1155 Melvin Bell NMNB
WPC-1156 Dave Duren Under Contruction
WPC-1157 Florence Finch Under Contract
WPC-1158 John Witherspoon   Under Contract

WPC-1159 Earl Cunningham Under Contract

WPC-1160 Frederick Mann Under Contract

WPC-1161 Olivia Hooker Under Contract

WPC-1162 Vincent Danz Under Contract

WPC-1163 Jeffery Palazzo Under Contract

WPC-1164 Marvin Perrett Under Contract

140-Foot Bay Class Icebreaking Tug

The 140-foot Bay-class cutters are single-screw tugs used primarily for domestic icebreaking duties. They are named after American bays and are stationed mainly in the northeastern United States and the Great Lakes. They use a low-pressure- air hull lubrication or bubbler system that forces air and water between the hull and ice. This system improves icebreaking capabilities by reducing resistance against the hull, thereby reducing horsepower requirements. A 120-foot ATON barge augments the CGCs Bristol Bay and Mobile Bay. The Bay-class cutters have begun a mid-life renovation program under the In-Service Vessel Sustainment (ISVS) project to renew the most elderly or vulnerable components.

• Length: 140 feet, Beam: 37.5 feet, Displacement: 662 tons full load
• Power plant: Two Fairbanks-Morse diesel engines, electric drive, one shaft, 2,500 shp
• Speed: 14.7 knots, Range: 1,500 nautical miles at 14.7 knots; 4,000 nautical miles at 12 knots

Hull Name Intl Call Homeport MMSI Number/ALE Address

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WTGB 101 Katamai Bay NRLX Sault St. Marie MI 366999977/ALE-RLX

WTGB 102 Bristol Bay NRLY Detroit MI 366999978/ALE-RLY

WTGB 103 Mobile Bay NRUR Sturgeon Bay WI 366999979/ALE-RUR

WTGB 104 Biscayne Bay NRUS St Ignace MI 366999980/ALE-RUS

WTGB 105 Neah Bay NRUU Cleveland MI 366999981/ALE-RUU

WTGB 106 Morro Bay NMHK New London CT 366999985

WTGB 107 Penobscot Bay NIGY Bayonne NJ 366999982/ALE-IGY

WTGB 108 Thunder Bay NNTB Rockland ME 366999983

WTGB 109 Sturgeon Bay NSXB Bayonne NJ 366999984

110-Foot Island Class Patrol Boat

The Coast Guard 110-foot Island-class patrol boats are modified versions of a well-regarded British-designed patrol boat. These ships have excellent range and seakeeping capabilities but are wearing out rapidly and are to be replaced by the fast response cutter. Seventeen 110-foot WPBs were renovated under the Mission Effectiveness Project (MEP) to ensure the 110-foot WPB fleet remains a reliable entity until the arrival of the FRC. The MEP was completed in 2012. Built in the late 1980s, they are equipped with advanced electronics and navigation equipment. WPBs are being decommissioned as more fast response cutters join the fleet.

• Length: 110 feet, Beam: 21 feet, Displacement: 154-165 tons
• Power plant: Two Alco-Paxman Valenta diesel engines, 5,820 bhp; WPB 1338-1349: Caterpillar 3516 diesel engines, 5,460 bhp
• Speed: 28 to 30 knots, Range: 3,380 nautical miles at 8 knots
• Armament: One Mk. 38 25 mm cannon; two .50-caliber machine guns

Hull Name Intl Call Homeport MMSI Number/ALE Address

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WPB 1310 Mustang NJSH Seward AK 367951000

WPB 1311 Naushon NEWR Homer AK 367950000, MEP Modified

WPB 1312 Sanibel NDCK Woods Hole MA 367940000, ALE-DCK, MEP Modified

WPB 1318 Baranof NCUI Manama Bahrain Deployed CENTCOM

WPB-1319 Chandeleur NFFS Valdez AK 367921000/ALE-FFS

WPB-1320 Chincoteague NAOI San Juan PR 367902000

WPB 1322 Cuttyhunk NEDI Port Angeles WA 367908000, ALE-EDI, MEP Modified

WPB 1324 Key Largo NGEI Gloucester MA 367925000/ALE-GEI

WPB 1327 Orcas NTBZ Coos Bay OR 367907000/ALE-TBZ

WPB 1329 Sitkinak NBNW Portland ME 367923000/ALE-BNW, MEP Modified

WPB 1330 Tybee NERH Woods Hole MA 367912000/ALE-ERH, MEP Modified

WPB 1334 Liberty NJHT Valdex AK 367949000/ALE-JHT

WPB 1335 Anacapa NEXY Petersburg AK 367947000, MEP Modified

WPB 1336 Kiska NUSF Apra Harbor GU 367914000/ALE-USF

WPB 1348 Knight Island NMFN Key West FL 367905000/ALE-MFN

100-Foot Inland Buoy Tender

• Length: 100 feet, Beam: 24 feet, Displacement: 174 tons full load
• Power plant: Two diesels, two shafts, 600-660 bhp
• Speed: 10.5 knots, Range: 2,000-2,700 nautical miles at 7 knots

Hull Name Intl Call Homeport MMSI Number/ALE Address

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WLI 313 Bluebell NODD Portland OR 369493484

WLI 642 Buckthorn NADT Sault St. Marie MI 366999529

100-Foot Inland Construction Tender

• Length: 100 feet, Beam: 24 feet, Displacement: 178 tons
• Power plant: Two Caterpillar 3412, two shafts, 1250 bhp
• Speed: 10 knots, Range: 1,200 nautical miles at 7 knots

Hull Name Intl Call Homeport MMSI Number/ALE Address

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WLIC 315 Smilax NRYN Atlantic Beach NC 366999640

87-Foot Marine Protector Class Patrol Boat

The Marine Protector is an innovative, multi-mission class of vessel capable of performing search and rescue, law enforcement, fishery patrols, drug interdiction, illegal immigrant interdiction, and homeland security duties up to 200 miles offshore. The 73 cutters in this class carry an 11-person crew and are capable of achieving a maximum continuous speed of 25 knots. The class offers numerous improvements over the former 82-foot Point-class vessels, including improved seakeeping abilities (up to sea state 5), enhanced habitability, and compliance with current and projected environmental protection laws. The Marine Protector class also employs an innovative stern launch and recovery system using aluminum-hulled cutter boats propelled by inboard diesel-powered waterjets. The vastly larger pilothouse is equipped with an integrated bridge system, including an ECDIS (electronic chart display system), which interfaces with surface search radars used by U.S. warships. Four were built specifically to protect Navy ballistic missile submarines while they are in transit in and out of Kings Bay, Georgia, and Bangor, Washington. Production was completed in 2009.

• Length: 87 feet, Beam: 19.4 feet, Displacement: 91 tons full load
• Speed: 25 knots, Range: 900 nautical miles
• Power plant: Two MTU 8V diesel engines

Hull Name Intl Call Homeport MMSI Number/ALE Address

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WPB 87301 Barracuda NIUD Eureka CA 366999600/ALE-IUD

WPB 87302 Hammerhead NHAM Woods Hole MA 366999601/ALE-HAM

WPB 87303 Mako NYVC Gulfport MS 366999602

WPB 87304 Marlin NJZP Boston MA 366999603/ALE-JZP

WPB 87305 Stingray NBRG Mobile AL 366999604/ALE-BRG

WPB 87307 Osprey NBRF Port Townsend WA 366999606/ALE-BRF

WPB 87308 Chinook NZPU New London CT 366999607/ALE-ZPU

WPB 87310 Tarpon NTWX Tybee Island GA 366999617/ALE-TWX

WPB 87311 Cobia NTXJ Woods Hole MA 366999658/ALE-TXJ

WPB 87312 Hawksbill NTXR Monterey CA 366999663

WPB 87313 Cormorant NTMF Charleston SC 366999628/ALE-TMF

WPB 87314 Finback NTMR Jonesport ME 366999627

WPB 87315 Amberjack NTMV Port Isabel TX 366999713/ALE/TMV

WPB 87316 Kittiwake NTNL Honolulu HI 366999665/ALE/TNL

WPB 87317 Blackfin NTQA Santa Barbara CA 369885000

WPB 87318 Bluefin NRKI Virginia Beach VA 366999620/ALE-RKI

WPB 87319 Yellowfin NRKG Charleston SC 366999621/ALE-RKG

WPB 87321 Coho NARU New London CT 366999660/ALE-ARU

WPB 87322 Kingfisher NPAL Boston MA 366999619/ALE-PAL

WPB 87323 Seahawk NZTM Carrabelle FL 366999616/ALE-ZTM

WPB 87324 Steelhead NITU Newport RI 366999550/ALE-ITU

WPB 87325 Beluga NZSR Galveston TX 366999653/ALE-ZSR

WPB 87326 Blacktip NMHU Oxnard CA 366999655/ALE-MHU

WPB 87327 Pelican NFSH St Petersburg FL 366999703/ALE-FSH

WPB 87328 Ridley NRDD Panama City FL 366999707

WPB 87330 Man-O-War NJQA Mobile AL 366999666/ALE-JQA

WPB 87331 Moray NJZP Cape Canaveral FL 366999701

WPB 87332 Razorbill NJSJ Gulfport MS 366999706/ALE-JSJ

WPB 87333 Adelie NTRK Port Angeles WA 366999652/ALE-TRK

WPB 87335 Narwhal NTHA Corona Del Mar CA 366999702/ ALE-THA

WPB 87336 Sturgeon NTGT Grand Isle LA 366999710/ALE-TGT

WPB 87337 Sockeye NAVC Bodega Bay CA 366999709/ALE-AVC

WPB 87338 Ibis NWBC Fort Pierce FL 366999622

WPB 87339 Pompano NVIP Gulfport MS 366999705/ALE-VIP

WPB 87340 Halibut NNGH Marina Del Rey CA 366999662/ALE/NGH

WPB 87341 Bonito NNGB Pensacola FL 366999656/ALE-NGB

WPB 87342 Shrike NPBG Port Canaveral FL 366999618/ALE-PBG

WPB 87343 Tern NEOT San Francisco CA 366999711

WPB 87344 Heron NEPM Sabine TX 366999664/ALE-EPM

WPB 87345 Wahoo NEOB Port Angeles WA 366999712/ALE-EOB

WPB 87346 Flying Fish NAXN Boston MA 366999647/ALE-AXN

WPB 87347 Haddock NAXP San Diego CA 366999661/ALE-AXP

WPB 87348 Brant NAYS Corpus Christi TX 366999657/ALE-AYS

WPB 87349 Shearwater NAYT Portsmouth VA 366999609/ALE-AYT

WPB 87350 Petrel NAYU San Diego CA 366999704/ALE-AYU

WPB 87352 Sea Lion NSDA Bellingham WA 366999610/ALE-SDA

WPB 87353 Skipjack NFOY Galveston TX 366999611/ALE-FOY

WPB 87354 Dolphin NAYL Miami FL 366999612/ALE-AYL

WPB 87355 Hawk NAWH St. Petersburg FL 366999613/ALE-AWH

WPB 87356 Sailfish NCNF Sandy Hook NJ 366999614/ALE-CNF

WPB 87357 Sawfish NBCU Key West FL 366999615/ALE-BCU

WPB 87358 Swordfish NMXB Port Angeles WA 366999629/ALE-MXB

WPB 87359 Tiger Shark NDOS Newport RI 366999630/ALE-DOS

WPB 87360 Blue Shark NLEX Everett WA 366999636

WPB 87361 Sea Horse NEMY Panama City FL 366999708/ALE-EMY

WPB 87362 Sea Otter NJOM San Diego CA 366999637/ALE-JOM

WPB 87363 Manatee NDHH Ingleside TX 366999638/ALE-DHH

WPB 87364 Ahi NBDE Honolulu HI 366999649

WPB 87365 Pike NTMB San Francisco CA 366999650/ALE-TMB

WPB 87366 Terrapin NUOA Bellingham WA 366999651

WPB 87367 Sea Dragon NNGC MFPU Kings Bay GA 369493396/ALE-NGC

WPB 87368 Sea Devil NSDD Bangor WA 369493397

WPB 87369 Crocodile NCFA St. Petersburg FL 369493458

WPB 87370 Diamondback NWGD Miami FL 369493459/ALE-WGD

WPB 87371 Reef Shark NTBD San Juan PR 369493460/ALE-TBD

WPB 87372 Alligator NYNA St. Petersburg FL 369493387/ALE-YNA

WPB 87373 Sea Dog NOUA MFPU Kings Bay GA 369493399/ALE-OUA

WPB 87374 Sea Fox NOBO MFPU Bangor WA 369493434/

75-Foot Inland Construction Tender

USCGC Anvil WLIC 75301 Charleston SC (Sep 2013) - Photo by Larry Van Horn N5FPW

• Length: 75 feet, Beam: 22 feet, Displacement: 145 tons
• Power plant: Two Caterpillar D353, two shafts, 750 hp; or two Caterpillar 3412 or V1312TI, two shafts, 1,250-1,350 hp
• Speed: 10 knots, Range: 1,050-1,300 nautical miles at 9 knots; 2,400-2,500 nautical miles at 5 knots

Hull Name Intl Call Homeport MMSI Number/ALE Address

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WLIC 75301 Anvil NMFN Charleston SC 366999507

WLIC 75302 Hammer NNWM Mayport FL 366999509

WLIC 75303 Sledge NAAE Baltimore MD 366999646

WLIC 75304 Mallet NJEB Corpus Christi TX 366999508

WLIC 75305 Vise NVGM St Petersburg FL 366999510

WLIC 75306 Clamp NSDL Galveston TX 366999511

WLIC 75309 Hatchet NXLA Galveston TX 366999512

WLIC 75310 Axe NPJW Morgan City LA 366999513

75-Foot Gasconade River Buoy Tender

The Coast Guard operates 18 tenders of 75-foot and 65-foot lengths on rivers in the western United States, deploying ATON buoys and day boards to mark river channels and ease the efficient flow of commerce. WLRs push barges equipped with cranes that work ATON. Some WLRs are equipped with “jetting” devices that are used to set and anchor buoys in rivers with sandy or muddy bottoms. The barges are an integral part of the ATON mission. Barge lengths vary 90 feet, 99 feet, and 130 feet.

• Length: 75 feet, Beam: 22 feet, Displacement: 140 tons
• Power plant: Two Caterpillar D353 diesels, two shafts, 660-750 hp; or two Caterpillar 3412, two shafts, 1,250 hp
• Speed: 10 knots, Range: 3,100 nautical miles at 6.5 knots

Hull Name Intl Call Homeport MMSI Number/ALE Address

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WLR 75401 Gasconade NSAU Omaha NE 366999514

WLR 75402 Muskingum NBLF Sallisaw OK 366999515

WLR 75403 Wyaconda NAGA Dubuque IA 366999516

WLR 75404 Chippewa NAGP Paris Landing TN 366999517

WLR 75405 Cheyenne NAGF St. Louis MO 366999645

WLR 75406 Kickapoo NAHN Vicksburg MS 366999518

WLR 75407 Kanawha NAKP Pine Bluff AR 366999519

WLR 75307 Wedge NAEQ Demopolis AL 366999522

WLR 75408 Patoka NAKC Greenville MS 366999520

WLR 75409 Chena NAMM Hickman KY 366999521

75-Foot Kankakee Class River Buoy Tender

The Coast Guard operates 18 tenders of 75-foot and 65-foot lengths on rivers in the western United States, deploying ATON buoys and day boards to mark river channels and to ease the efficient flow of commerce. WLRs push barges equipped with cranes that work ATON. Some WLRs are equipped with “jetting” devices that are used to set and anchor buoys in rivers with sandy or muddy bottoms. The barges are an integral part of the ATON mission. Barge lengths vary: 90 feet, 99 feet, and 130 feet.

• Length: 75 feet, Beam: 22 feet, Displacement: 175 tons
• Power plant: Two Caterpillar 3412 diesels, two shafts, 1,024 bhp
• Speed: 10 knots, Range: 600 nautical miles at 10 knots

Remarks: New tug-type tenders. Push 130-foot buoy barges.

Hull Name Intl Call Homeport MMSI Number/ALE Address

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WLR 75500 Kankakee NAMR Memphis TN 366999523

WLR 75501 Greenbrier NAOA Natchez MS 366999524

65-Foot Harbor Tugs

Built between 1962 and 1967, the small, 65-foot harbor tugs are multi-mission cutters that have the distinction of being used only on the East Coast, from Maine to Virginia. With a crew of six, their primary missions are domestic icebreaking, port security, search and rescue, and law enforcement operations on rivers and in littoral areas. They are capable of breaking ice up to 12 inches thick.

• Length: 65 feet, Beam: 16 feet, Displacement: 72 tons full load
• Power plant: One diesel, one shaft, 500 bhp
• Speed: 10 knots, Range: 850 nautical miles at 9.8 knots; 2,700 nautical miles at 5.8 knots

Hull Name Intl Call Homeport MMSI Number/ALE Address

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WYTL 65601 Capstan NAQB Philadelphia PA 366999527

WYTL 65602 Chock NASB Curtis Bay MD 366999643

WYTL 65604 Tackle NASM Rockland ME 366999528

WYTL 65607 Bridle NATC Southwest Harbor ME 366999971

WYTL 65608 Pendant NATN Boston MA 366999970

WYTL 65609 Shackle NAYP South Portland ME 366999972

WYTL 65610 Hawser NAYC Bayonne NJ 366999973

WYTL 65611 Line NAOF Bayonne NJ 366999974

WYTL 65612 Wire NDSB Saugerties NY 366999975

WYTL 65614 Bollard NNGP New Haven CT 366999976

WYTL 65615 Cleat NDLA Philadelphia PA 366999501

65-Foot Inland Buoy Tender

• Length: 65 feet, Beam: 17 feet, Displacement: 71 tons
• Power plant: Two GM diesels, two shafts, 400 hp (WLI 65401); one GM diesel, one shaft, 300 hp (WLI 65303)
• Speed: 9 knots (WLI 65303); 11.3 knots (WLI 65401)
• Range: 1,700 nautical miles at 6 knots; 1,500 nautical miles at 5 knots (WLI 65303)

Hull Name Intl Call Homeport MMSI Number/ALE Address

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WLI 65400 Bayberry NAAR Long Beach (Oak Isl) NC 366999525

WLI 65401 Elderberry NAAT Petersburg AK 366999526

65-Foot Class River Buoy Tender

• Length: 65 feet, Beam: 21 feet, Displacement: 145 tons
• Power plant: Two Caterpillar D353 diesels, two shafts, 660-725 hp
• Speed: 10 knots, Range: 3,500 nautical miles at 6 knots

Hull Name Intl Call Homeport MMSI Number/ALE Address

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WLR 65501 Ouachita NACE Chattanooga TN 366999502

WLR 65502 Cimarron NACH Paris Landing TN 366999644

WLR 65503 Obion NADE Owensboro KY 366999503

WLR 65504 Scioto NADS Keokuk IA 366999504

WLR 65505 Osage NADC Sewickley PA 366999505

WLR 65506 Sangamon NADR Peoria IL 366999506

U.S. Coast Guard Boats

Coast Guard vessels under 65 feet in length are classified as boats and usually operate near shore, on inland waterways, or attached to cutters. The service has about 1,680 altogether, although the number fluctuates. These craft include heavy weather response boats, special purpose craft, ATON boats, and cutter-based boats. Sizes range from 64 feet in length down to 12 feet. The new emphasis on homeland security has produced a corresponding emphasis on smaller, fast boats such as the Response Boat-Small and Response Boat-Medium. An added capability for the ATON forces is the procurement of new work boats that replaced those that have exceeded their economic service life and are no longer cost effective to maintain. The new boats brought into service are ATON Boat-Small (AB-S), a 20-foot aluminum hull with a range of 70 nautical miles, and ATON Boat-Skiff (AB-SKF), a 16-foot aluminum hull with a range of 50 nautical miles. Both boats are outfitted with standard electrical systems and ample working deck space.

55-Foot Aid-to-Navigation Boat

These boats assist in maintaining the nearly 50,000 navigation aids on the marine transportation system. They include the 64-foot Self-Propelled Barge that primarily operates on protected rivers and protected waters; the 55-foot aluminum hull that can operate in moderately rough weather in coastal and inland waters; the 49-foot Stern Loading Buoy boat that supports the short-range ATON mission; 26-foot Trailerable ATON boat that serves as the workhorse for ATON teams; 20-foot ATON Boat-Small; and 16-foot ATON Boat-Skiff.

Length: 55 feet, Speed: 21.5 knots, Displacement: 34 tons

Range: 175 miles, Endurance: 4-5 days

Propulsion: 2 Diesels

Crew: 4

Built: 1977-1988

Remarks: The 55-foot boats service small buoys and service fixed structures. They have a lifting capacity of 2,000/3,000 lbs and a cargo capacity of 8,000 lbs. The boats are designed for live aboard and have small repair shops for repairing ATONS while underway.

Hull Homeport Remarks

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ANB 55101

ANB 55102

ANB 55103 Galveston, TX

ANB 55104

ANB 55105

ANB 55106

ANB 55107 ANT Seattle, WA

ANB 55108 ANT New Orleans, LA

ANB 55109 ANT Fort Macon, NC

ANB 55110 Sabine Pass, TX

ANB 55111

ANB 55112

ANB 55113

ANB 55114

ANB 55115 ANT Philadelphia, PA

ANB 55116

ANB 55117

ANB 55118

ANB 55119

ANB 55120

ANB 55121 ANT Baltimore, MD

ANB 55122

49-Foot Stern Loading Buoy Boat

Length: 49 feet, Displacement: 36 tons

Speed: 10 knots, Range: 300 miles, Endurance: 4 days

Propulsion: 2 Diesels

Crew: 4

Built: 1997-2002

Remarks: The BUSL fleet was constructed at the Coast Guard Yard in Baltimore, MD. They are designed to provide a stable, versatile platform capable of operating in ocean harbors, major lakes, or navigable rivers, and can recover short-range aids to navigation items. Their A-frame crane is rated at 4,500 lbs.

Hull Homeport Remarks

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BUSL 49401 ANT Bristol

BUSL 49402 ANT Sledge/Baltimore

BUSL 49403 ANT Woods Hole

BUSL 49404 ANT Saugerties

BUSL 49405 ANT New York

BUSL 49406 ANT Moriches

BUSL 49407 ANT Cape May

BUSL 49408 ANT Charleston

BUSL 49409 ANT New York

BUSL 49410 ANT Long Island Sound

BUSL 49411 ANT Long Island Sound

BUSL 49412 ANT Grand Haven

BUSL 49413 ANT Buffalo

BUSL 49414 STA Burlington

BUSL 49415 ANT Panama City

BUSL 49416 ANT Jacksonville

BUSL 49417 ANT Boston

BUSL 49418 ANT Boston

BUSL 49419 ANT South Portland

BUSL 49420 ANT South Portland

BUSL 49421 ANT Southwest Harbor

BUSL 49422 ANT Saginaw River

BUSL 49423 ANT Duluth

BUSL 49424 ANT Detroit

BUSL 49425 ANT Crisfield

BUSL 49426 ANT Corpus Christi

BUSL 49427 ANT Bristol

BUSL 49428 ANT Baltimore

47-Foot Motor Lifeboat

Length: 47 feet

Remarks: The 47' motor lifeboat is designed as a first-response rescue resource in high seas, surf & heavy weather environments. They are built to withstand the most severe conditions at sea and are capable of effecting a rescue at sea even under the most difficult circumstances. They are self-bailing, self-righting, almost unsinkable, and have a long cruising radius for their size. If overturned, the vessel will return to an upright position in 30 seconds or less. It is the replacement for the aging 44' MLB fleet.

The total, to be delivered over 5 years, will be 200.

45-Foot Response Boat-Medium

USCG 45709 Charleston SC (Sep 2013) - Photo by Larry Van Horn N5FPW

The 45-foot RB-M is being procured to replace the 41-foot utility boat (UTB). It is an all-aluminum boat that has a wireless crew communication system and is powered by twin diesel engines and water jet propulsion. Unlike the 41-foot UTB, the RB-M has the ability to self-right if it should ever capsize. This feature allows the RB-M to operate in higher seas, ensuring the crew (and rescued survivors) comes home safely. For example, RB-M’s survivability parameters are 12-foot seas and 50 knots of wind, whereas the UTB’s limits are 8-foot seas and 30 knots of wind. The RB-M has a top speed in excess of 40 knots and cruises at 30 knots, compared to the 41-foot UTB top speed of 26 knots. All 174 RB-Ms have been delivered.

Length: 45 feet, Speed: 42.5 knots, Range: 250 NM

Remarks: Replaced the 41-foot boats in service. Built by Marinette Marine.

Hull Homeport MMSI Number

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CG 45601 Little Creek VA 369493601/ALE-01B
CG 45602 Port Angeles WA 369493602
CG 45603 Key West FL 369493603/ALE-03B
CG 45604 Milwaukee WI 369493604
CG 45605 New York NY 369493605
CG 45606 Port Aransas TX 369493606
CG 45607 Boat Forces Center VA 369493607
CG 45608 Boston MA 369493608
CG 45609 San Juan PR 369493609
CG 45610 New York NY 369493610
CG 45611 Port Aransas TX 369493611/ALE-11A
CG 45612 New York NY 369493612
CG 45613 Maui HI 369493613
CG 45614 New York NY 369493614/ALE-14A
CG 45615 Little Creek VA 369593615
CG 45616 New York NY 369493616
CG 45617 Port Canaveral FL 369493617
CG 45618 Galveston TX 369493618
CG 45619 Honolulu HI 369493619
CG 45620 Castle Hill RI 369493620
CG 45621 Panama City FL 369493621/ALE-21A
CG 45622 New York NY 369493622
CG 45623 St. Petersburg FL 369493623
CG 45624 Cleveland Harbor OH 369493624
CG 45625 Lake Worth Inlet FL 369493625
CG 45626 Belle Isle MI 369493626
CG 45627 Honolulu HI 369493627
CG 45628 Duluth MN 369493628
CG 45629 Castle Hill RI 369493629
CG 45630 Galveston TX 369493630/ALE-30A
CG 45631 Fort Lauderdale FL 369493631
CG 45632 Belle Isle MI 369493632
CG 45633 Panama City FL 369493633
CG 45634 Fort Pierce FL 369493634/ALE-34B
CG 45625 Calumet Harbor FL 369493635
CG 45636 New Orleans LA 369493636/ALE-36A
CG 45637 New London CT 369493637
CG 45638 Miami Beach FL 369493638
CG 45639 Fort Lauderdale FL 369493639/ALE-39A
CG 45640 Annapolis MD 369493640
CG 45641 Curtis Bay MD 369493641
CG 45642 New Orleans LA 369493642
CG 45643 Los Angeles/Long Beach CA 369493643/ALE-43A
CG 45644 Mayport FL 369493644/ALE-44A
CG 45645 Seattle WA 369493645
CG 45646 Cortez FL 369493646/ALE-46A
CG 45647 Sabine TX 369493647
CG 45648 Miami Bech FL 369493648
CG 45649 New London CT 369493649
CG 45650 New London CT 369493650
CG 45651 Los Angeles/Long Beach CA 369493651/ALE-51A
CG 45651 Los Angeles/Long Beach CA 369493651/ALE-51B
CG 45652 Los Angeles/Long Beach CA 369493652
CG 45653 Bayfield WI 369493653
CG 45654 Mayport FL 369493654
CG 45655 Marquette MI 369493655
CG 45656 Eastport ME 369493656
CG 45657 Sault Ste. Marie MI 369493657
CG 45658 Seattle WA 369493658/ALE-58A
CG 45658 Seattle WA 369493658/ALE-58B
CG 45659 Boston MA 369493659
CG 45660 Seattle WA 369493660
CG 45661 Curtis Bay MD 369493661
CG 45662 Juneau AK 369493662/ALE-62C
CG 45663 Sabine TX 369493663
CG 45664 Valdez AK 369493664
CG 45665 Cape May NJ 369493665/ALE-65A
CG 45666 New Haven CT 369493666
CG 45667 San Francisco CA 369493667/ALE-67A
CG 45668 Sturgeon Bay WI 369493668
CG 45669 Wachapreague VA 369493669/ALE-69B
CG 45670 Sand Key FL 369493670
CG 45671 Juneau AK 369493671
CG 45672 Washington Island MI 369493672
CG 45673 Pensacola FL 369493673/ALE-73B
CG 45674 Grand Isle LA 369493674/ALE-74B
CG 45675 Cape Cod MA 369493675
CG 45676 Freeport ME 369493676
CG 45677 Cape May NJ 369493677/ALE-77A
CG 45678 New Haven CT 369493678
CG 45679 Pascagoula MS 369493679/ALE-79B
CG 45680 San Francisco CA 369493680
CG 45681 Sand Key FL 369493681/ALE-81B
CG 45682 San Diego CA 369493682/ALE-82A
CG 45683 Gulfport MS 369493683/ALE-83A
CG 45683 Gulfport MS 369493683/ALE-83B
CG 45684 Dauphin Island AL 369493684/ALE-84B
CG 45685 Pensacola FL 369493685/ALE-85B
CG 45686 Apra Harbor Guam 369493686
CG 45687 Grand Isle LA 369493687/ALE-87A
CG 45687 Grand Isle LA 369493687/ALE-87B
CG 45688 Bellingham WA 369493688
CG 45689 Freeport TX 369493689
CG 45690 Buffalo NY 369493690
CG 45691 Valdez AK 369493691/ALE-91A
CG 45692 TRACEN Yorktown VA 369493692
CG 45693 TRACEN Yorktown VA 369493693/ALE-93A
CG 45694 TRACEN Yorktown VA 369493694
CG 45695 San Diego CA 369493695/ALE-95A
CG 45696 Emerald Isle NC 369493696/ALE-96B
CG 45697 Pascagoula MS 369493697/ALE-97A
CG 45698 Toledo OH 369493698
CG 45699 Cape Charles VA 369493699
CG 45700 St. Ignace MI 369493700
CG 45701 Michigan City IN 369493701
CG 45702 Apra Harbor Guam 369493702
CG 45703 Saginaw River MI 369493703/ALE-03M
CG 45704 Dauphin Island AL 369493704/ALE-04M
CG 45705 Gulfport MS 369493705/ALE-05M
CG 45706 Eatons Neck NY 369493706
CG 45707 Venice LA 369493707/ALE-07M
CG 45708 Bellingham WA 369493708
CG 45709 Charleston SC 369493708/ALE-09M
CG 45710 Vallejo CA 369493710
CG 45711 Port O'Connor TX 369493711
CG 45712 Portsmouth VA 369493712
CG 45713 St. Inigoes MD 369493713
CG 45714 Marathon FL 369493714
CG 45715 Ponce DeLeon Inlet FL 369493715
CG 45716 Venice LA 369493716
CG 45717 Woods Hole MA 369493717
CG 45718 Destin FL 369493718
CG 45719 Maui HI 369493719
CG 45720 Point Judith RI 369493720
CG 45721 Charlevoix MI 369493721
CG 45722 Georgetown SC 369493722/ALE-22M
CG 45723 Niagara NY 369493723
CG 45724 Islamorada FL 369493724
CG 45725 Sheboygan WI 369493725
CG 45726 Wrightsville Beach NC 369493726
CG 45727 Lorain OH 369493727
CG 45728 Woods Hole MA 369493728
CG 45729 Fort Myers Beach FL 369493729/ALE-29M
CG 45730 Kenosha WI 369493730
CG 45731 Point Judith RI 369493731
CG 45732 Port Huron MI 369493732
CG 45733 Eatons Neck NY 369493733
CG 45734 Marblehead OH 369493734
CG 45735 Two Rivers WI 369493735
CG 45736 Muskegon MI 369493736
CG 45737 Fairport OH 369493737
CG 45738 Tybee Island GA 369493738
CG 45739 Channel Isl Harbor CA 369493739
CG 45740 Fort Myers Beach FL 369493740/ALE-40M
CG 45741 Brunswick GA 369493741/ALE-41M
CG 45742 Crisfield MD 369493742/ALE-42M
CG 45743 Charleston SC 369493743/ALE-43M
CG 45744 Hobucken NC 369493744/ALE-44M
CG 45745 Milford Haven VA 369493745/ALE-45M
CG 45746 Wrightsville Beach NC 369493746
CG 45747 Los Angeles/Long Beach CA 369493747
CG 45748 South Padre Island TX 369493748
CG 45749 Port Angeles WA 369493749
CG 45750 Port Aransas TX 369493750
CG 45751 San Juan PR 369493751
CG 45752 Milwaukee WA 369493752
CG 45753 Honolulu HI 369493753
CG 45754 St. Joseph MI 369493754
CG 45755 Manistee MI 369493755
CG 45756 Marblehead OH 369493756
CG 45757 Erie PA 369493757
CG 45758 Oswego NY 369493758
CG 45759 Tawas MI 369493759
CG 45760 Galveston TX 369493760
CG 45761 Key West FL 369493761
CG 45762 Kauai HI 369493762
CG 45763 Erie PA 369493763
CG 45764 Ketchikan AK 369493764
CG 45765 Portsmouth VA 369493765
CG 45766 Cape Cod Canal MA 369493766
CG 45767 Ketchikan AK 369493767
CG 45768 Kauai HI 369493768
CG 45769 St. Inigoes MD 369493769
CG 45770 San Francisco CA 369493770
CG 45771 Destin FL 369493771
CG 45772 Charleston SC 369493772
CG 45773 New Orleans LA 369493773
CG 45774 Charleston SC 369493774

44-Foot Response Boat-Medium

Length: 44 feet

Engines: Dual inboard jets

Remarks: ArchAngel model SAFE Boat.

Hull Homeport Remarks

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CG 44301 Chatham MA

42-Foot Response Boat-Medium

Length: 42 feet

Engines: Dual inboard jets

Remarks: ArchAngel model SAFE Boat.

Hull Homeport Remarks

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CG 42001 Chatham MA

CG 42002 Chatham MA

41-Foot Utility Boat

Length: 41 feet, Beam: 13' 5", Draft: 4' 1"

Max HP: 680 HP @ 2600 RPM

The 41' Utility Boat - Big (UTB) is still considered by most to be the Coast Guard's general workhorse at multi-mission units. They've been in use throughout the Coast Guard since the early '70s and were designed to operate under moderate weather and sea conditions where speed and maneuverability make them ideal platforms for a variety of missions. The operational limitations allow maximum seas of 8 feet and 30 knots maximum winds.

There are presently 172 operational boats.

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CG 41304 Atlantic City NJ

CG 41320 Boston MA

CG 41330 Curtis Bay MD

CG 41359 Curtis Bay MD

CG 41361 Charleston SC

CG 41372 Charleston SC

CG 41395 Castle Hill RI

CG 41398 Point Allerton (Hull) MA

CG 41428 Tybee Island GA

CG 41452 Curtis Bay MD

CG 41453 Curtis Bay MD

CG 41454 Curtis Bay MD

CG 41492 Point Allerton (Hull) MA

35-Foot Long-Range Interceptor II

Length: 35 feet

Speed: 38 knots

Range: 220 NM

Planned Quantity: 10

The new 35-foot Long Ranger Interceptor (LRI) is being introduced for cutters.

33-Foot Full Cabin SAFE Response Boat

Engines: Three outboards

Hull Homeport Remarks

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CG 33107 South Padre Island TX

CG 33109 Miami FL

CG 33118 San Diego CA

CG 331255

28-Foot Response Boat-Small II

Length: 28 feet, Max Speed: 45+ knot, Cruising range of 150NM at 35 knots

Minimum crew: 2, Armament: Small Arms

The RB-S II, designed with an increased emphasis on function and crew comfort, will gradually replace the Defender-class RB-S as the older assets reach the end of their service life.

The Coast Guard awarded a delivery order valued at approximately $13 million on Sept. 26, 2011, to Metal Shark Aluminum Boats for the production of 38 RB-S II. The contract allows for the procurement of up to 500 boats. Up to 470 boats will be delivered to shore units throughout the Coast Guard to perform port and waterway security, search and rescue, drug and migrant interdiction, and environmental and other law enforcement missions. Up to 20 boats may be ordered by Customs and Border Protection and up to ten by the U.S. Navy.

Another contract awarded in September 2013 brings orders up to 99 boats.

27-Foot Full Cabin SAFE Boat

Engines: Two outboards

26-Foot Over the Horizon - IV

Length: 26 feet, Speed: 40 knots, Range: 200 NM

Planned Quantity: 101

The OTH-IV boat provides the capability to deploy armed boarding teams within 20 miles of the parent cutter at speeds of 40 knots.

25-Foot Defender Class Response Boat-Small

Brought into service in 2003 to replace shore-based nonstandard boats, the RB-S features a reinforced bow, full shock-mitigating seating, and a large cabin. It can tow up to 10 tons, operate in winds up to 146 25 knots and seas of up 47-foot Motor Life Boat to 6 feet, and has a range of 150 nautical miles. The second-generation boats (RB-S II) are now in production and will replace the original RB-S classes. The RB-S IIs are 29 feet long and have a range of 220 nautical miles. Approximately 268 RB-S boats are in service.

Length: 25 feet, Max Speed: 45+ knot, Cruising range of 50NM at 35 knots

Engines: Two 225 HP Four-stroke Gas Honda engines

Minimum crew: 2

Max seas: 6 feet, Survivable in up to 10 ft seas

Armament: Small Arms

Remarks: Developed in direct response to the need for additional Homeland Security assets in the wake of the September 11th terrorist attacks, the Defender Class boats were procured under an emergency acquisition authority. With a contract for up to 700 standard response boats, the Defender Class acquisition is one of the largest boat buys of its type in the world. The 100-boat Defender A-Class (RB-HS) fleet began arriving at units in May 2002 and continued through August 2003. After several configuration changes, most notably a longer cabin and shock-mitigating rear seats, the Defender B Class (RB-S) boats were born. This fleet was first delivered to the field in Oct 2003, and there are currently 357 RB-S boats in operation.

The 457 Defender Class boats currently in operation are assigned to the Coast Guards Maritime Safety and Security Teams (MSST), Maritime Security Response Team (MSRT), Marine Safety Units (MSU), and Small Boat Stations throughout the Coast Guard. With an overall length of 25 feet, two 225 horsepower outboard engines, a unique turning radius, and gun mounts boat forward and aft, the Defender Class boats are the ultimate waterborne assets for conducting fast and high-speed maneuvering tactics in a small deployable package. This is evidenced in the fact that several Defender Class boats are already in operation by other Homeland Security Department agencies as well as foreign military services for their homeland security missions.

23-foot Center Console Response Boat-Small

The 23-foot center console SAFE Boat. Remarks: With a low center of gravity and very little windage the center consoles allow for a wide variety of missions to be easily completed.

24-Foot Guardian Class Transportable Port Security Boats

Length: 24-foot 7-inches, Beam: 8-feet, Draft: 39-inches

Engines: Twin outboards

23-foot T-top Response Boat-Small

23-foot SAFE Boat.

Remarks:

USCG Sector/Station List

LANTAREA

CAMSLANT Chesapeake VA

USCGRU/USJFCOM

USCGRU-USSOUTHCOM, Miami FL

Coast Guard International Ice Patrol

U.S. Coast Guard Activities Europe

ISC Portsmouth VA

HITRON Jacksonville FL

Activities Europe, Rotterdam, Netherlands

Maintenance and Logistics Command Atlantic (MLCLANT)

ISC Portsmouth VA

Training Center Cape May NJ

Training Center Yorktown VA

Aviation Technical Training Center Elizabeth City NC

Atlantic Area Deployment Center, Jacksonville FL

District 1:

CGAS Cape Cod MA

Sector Northern New England ME

Station Boothbay Harbor ME

Station Burlington VT

Station Eastport ME

Station Jonesport ME

Station Portsmouth Harbor NH

Station Rockland ME

Station South Portland ME

Station Southwest Harbor ME

ANT Portland ME

ANT Southwest Harbor ME

MSFO Belfast ME

MSFO New Castle NH (Portsmouth)

Sector Boston MA

Station Boston MA

Station Gloucester MA

Station Merrimack River MA

Station Point Allerton MA

Station Scituate MA

Light Station Boston MA

Sector Southeastern New England MA

Station Brant Point MA

Station Chatham MA

Station Cape Cod Canal MA

Station Castle Hill RI

Station Menemsha MA

Station Point Judith RI

Station Provincetown MA

Station Woods Hole MA

ANT Bristol

ANT Woods Hole MA

MSFO Cape Cod MA

MSFO New Bedford

Sector Long Island Sound CT

Station Eaton's Neck

Station Fire Island NY

Station Jones Beach NY

Station Montauk NY

Station New Haven CT

Station New London CT

ANT Long Island Sound

ANT Moriches

MSD Coram

Sector New York NY

Station New York NY

Station Sandy Hook NJ

Station Shinnecock NY

ANT Saugerties

ANT New York NY

District 5:

CGAS Atlantic City NJ

CGAS Elizabeth City NC

MSU Wilmington NC

SFO Atlantic City NJ

SFO Cape Hatteras NC

SFO Eastern Shotre VA

BSU Portsmouth VA

Base Command Elizabeth City NC

Sector Maryland-NCR

Station Annapolis MD

Station Crisfield MD

Station Curtis Bay MD

Station Ocean City MD

Station Oxford MD

Station St. Inigoes MD

Station Washington DC

Station (SM) Stillpond MD

ANT Baltimore MD

ANT Crisfield MD

ANT Potomac

Sector Delaware Bay

Station Atlantic City NJ

Station Barnegat Light NJ

Station Cape May NJ

Station Indian River DE

Station Manasquan Inlet NJ

Station Philadelphia PA

Station (SM) Beach Haven NJ

Station (SM) Fortescue NJ

Station (SM) Great Egg NJ

Station (SM) Roosevelt Island NJ

Station (SM) Salem NJ

Station (SM) Shark River NJ

Station (SM) Townsend Inlet NJ

ANT Philadelphia PA

ANT Cape May NJ

MSD Lewes DE

Sector Virginia

Station Cape Charles VA

Station Chincoteague VA

Station Indian River Inlet DE

Station Little Creek VA

Station Milford Haven VA

Station Ocean City MD

Station Portsmouth VA

Station Wachapreague VA

Sector North Carolina

Station Elizabeth City NC

Station Emerald Isle NC

Station Fort Macon NC

Station Hatteras Inlet NC

Station Hobucken NC

Station Oak Island NC

Station Oregon Inlet NC

Station Wrightsville Beach NC

Station (SM) Ocracoke NC

ANT Wanchese NC

ANT Fort Macon NC

ANT Oak Island NC

MSD Nags Head NC

MSU Wilmington NC

SFO Cape Hatteras NC

SFO Fort Macon NC

District 7:

CGAS Clearwater FL

CGAS Key West FL

CGAS Miami FL

CGAS Savannah GA

AIRFAC Charleston SC

MFPU Kings Bay GA

Sector Charleston SC

Station Brunswick GA

Station Charleston SC

Station Georgetown SC

Station Tybee Island GA

MSU Savannah GA

Sector Miami FL

Station Fort Lauderdale FL

Station Fort Pierce FL

Station Miami Beach FL

Station Lake Worth Inlet FL

Sector St. Petersburg FL

Station Yankeetown FL

Station Sand Key FL

Station St. Petersburg FL

Station Cortez FL

Station Fort Myers Beach FL

Sector Key West FL

Station Islamadora FL

Station Key West FL

Station Marathon FL

Sector Jacksonville FL

Station Mayport FL

Station Ponce de Leon Inlet FL

Station Port Canaveral FL

MSD Canaveral FL

Sector San Juan PR

CGAS Borinquen PR

Station San Juan PR

District 8:

CGAS New Orleans LA

ATC Mobile AL

Gulf Coast Primary Crew Assembly Facility, Pascagoula MS

Sector Corpus Christi TX

CGAS Corpus Christi TX

Station Port Aransas TX

Station Port O'Connor TX

Station South Padre Island TX

Sector Houston-Galveston TX

CGAS Houston TX

Station Freeport (Surfside TX)

Station Galveston TX

Station Houston TX

Station Lake Charles LA

Station Sabine TX

MSU Lake Charles LA

MSU Port Arthur TX

Sector Mobile AL

Station Dauphin Island (Mobile AL)

Station Destin FL

Station Panama City FL

Station Pascagoula MS

Station Pensacola FL

Sector New Orleans LA

Station Grand Isle LA

Station Gulfport MS

Station New Orleans LA

Station Venice LA

MSU Baton Rouge LA

MSU Houma LA

MSU Morgan City LA

Sector Ohio Valley (Louisville KY)

SSD Chattanooga TN

SSD Hickman KY

SSD Owensboro KY

SSD Paris Landing TN

SSD Sewickly PA

MSD Cincinnati OH

MSD Nashville TN

MSU Huntington WV

MSU Paducah KY

MSU Pittsburgh PA

Sector Upper Mississippi River (Keokuk IA)

Sector Lower Mississippi River (Memphis TN)

MSD Fort Smith, AR

MSD Greenville MS

MSD Vicksburg, MS

District 9:

CGAS Detroit MI

CGAS Traverse City MI

Sector Buffalo NY

Station Alexander Bay, NY

Station Ashtabula OH

Station Buffalo NY

Station Erie PA

Station Fairport OH

Station Niagara NY

Station Oswego NY

Station Rochester NY

Station Sackets Harbor NY

Station Sodus Point NY

MSU Cleveland OH

Sector Detroit MI

Station Belle Isle MI

Station Cleveland Harbor OH

Station Harbor Beach MI

Station Lorain OH

Station Marblehead OH

Station Port Huron MI

Station Saginaw River MI

Station St. Clair Shores MI

Station Tawas MI

Station Toledo OH

MSU Toledo OH

Sector Lake Michigan WI

Station Calumet Harbor IL

Station Green Bay WI

Station Kenosha WI

Station Milwaukee WI

Station Sheboygan WI

Station Sturgeon Bay WI

Station Two Rivers WI

Station Wilmette Harbor IL

MSU Chicago IL

Sector Field Office Grand Haven MI

Station Charlevoix MI

Station Frankfort MI

Station Grand Haven MI

Station Holland MI

Station Ludington MI

Station Manistee MI

Station Michigan City IN

Station Muskegon MI

Station St. Joseph MI

Sector Sault Ste Marie MI

Station Bayfield WI

Station Duluth MN

Station Marquette MI

Station Portage MI

Station St Ignace MI

MSU Duluth MI

ISD Sault Ste Marie MI

PACAREA

CAMSPAC Point Reyes CA

Maintenance and Logistics Command Pacific (MLCP)

ISC Alameda CA

Training Center Petaluma CA

Pacific Area Training Team

District 11:

CGAS San Francisco CA

CGAS Sacramento CA

CGAS Los Angeles CA

Station Lake Tahoe NV

Sector Humboldt Bay CA

CGAS Humboldt Bay CA

Station Humboldt Bay CA

Station Noyo River CA

Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach CA

Station Los Angeles CA

Station Morro Bay CA

Station Channel Islands Harbor CA

Sector San Diego CA

CGAS San Diego CA

Station San Diego CA

Sector San Francisco, CA

Station San Francisco, CA

Station Golden Gate, CA

Station Monterey, CA

Station Rio Vista, CA

Station Bodega Bay, CA

Station Vallejo, CA

District 13:

MFPU Bangor, WA

Sector Columbia River OR

CGAS Astoria OR

Station Cape Disappointment OR

Station Grays Harbor OR

Station Portland OR

Station Tillamook Bay OR

Sector North Bend OR

CGAS North Bend OR

Station Chetco River OR

Station Coos Bay OR

Station Coquille River OR

Station Depoe Bay OR

Station Siuslaw River OR

Station Umpqua River OR

Station Yaquina Bay OR

Sector Seattle WA

CGAS Port Angeles WA

Station Bellingham WA

Station Neah Bay WA

Station Quillayute River WA

Station Port Angeles WA

Station Seattle WA

District 14:

CGAS Barbers Point HI

Sector Honolulu HI

Base Sand Island HI

ISC Sand Island HI

Station Maui HI

Sector Guam

District 17:

CGAS Kodiak AK

CGAS Sitka AK

AIRFAC Cordova AK

AIRFAC St. Paul Island AK - HH-60J forward deployment site

Communications Station Kodiak AK

Sector Juneau AK

Station Juneau AK

Station Ketchikan AK

Sector Anchorage AK

Station Valdez AK

MSU Valdez AK

CAMSLANT/CAMSPAC HF Transmitter Sites

(Public Information in FCC Docs)

COMMSTA Boston, Maspee, MA - 41º 24' 00" N 070º 18' 57" W

CAMSLANT Chesapeake, VA - 36º 33' 59" N 076º 15' 23" W

COMMSTA Miami, Miami, FL - 25º 36' 58" N 080º 23' 04" W

COMMSTA New Orleans, Belle Chasse, LA - 29º 52' 40" N 089º 54' 46" W

CAMSPAC Point Reyes, CA - 38º 06' 00" N 122º 55' 48" W

COMMSTA Honolulu, Wahiawa, HI - 21º 31' 08" N 157º 59' 28" W

COMMSTA Kodiak, Kodiak, AK - 57º 04' 26" N 152º 28' 20" W

GUAM, Finegayan, GU - 13º 53' 08" N 144º 50' 20" E

Maritime Safety and Security Teams (MSST) & Maritime Security Response Team (MSRT)

MSSTs were created under the Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) 2002, in direct response to the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, and are a part of the Department of Homeland Security's layered strategy directed at protecting our seaports and waterways. MSSTs Provide waterborne and a modest level of shoreside antiterrorism force protection for strategic shipping, high-interest vessels, and critical infrastructure. MSSTs are a quick response force capable of rapid, nationwide deployment via air, ground, or sea transportation in response to changing threat conditions and evolving Maritime Homeland Security (MHS) mission requirements. Multi-mission capability facilitates augmentation for other selected Coast Guard missions.

MSST personnel receive training in Advanced Tactical Boat Operations and Anti-terrorism/ Force protection at the Special Missions Training Center located at Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Modeled after the Port Security Unit (PSU) and Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) programs, MSSTs provide a complementary non-redundant capability designed to close critical security gaps in our nation's strategic seaports. MSSTs are staffed to support continuous law enforcement operations both ashore and afloat. In addition, MSSTs:

Jointly staffed to maximize effectiveness executing Port, Waterways, and Coastal Security (PWCS) operations (enforce security zones, port state control boardings, protection of military out loads and major marine events, augment shoreside security at waterfront facilities, detect WMD weapons/agents, and participate in port level antiterrorism exercises).

Provide enhanced port safety and security and law enforcement capabilities to the economic or military significant port where they are based.

Deploy in support of National Special Security Events (NSSEs) requiring Coast Guard presence, such as OpSail, Olympics, Republican & Democratic National Conventions, major disasters or storm recovery operations.

Prototype/employ specialized capabilities to enhance mission performance (K-9 program, radiation detectors, dive program, vertical insertion, running gear entangling systems, less–than–lethal weapons, etc).

Deploy onboard cutters and other naval vessels for port safety and security, drug law enforcement, migrant interdiction or other maritime homeland security mission requirements.

Support Naval Coastal Warfare requirements during Homeland Defense (HLD) and in accordance with long-standing agreements with DOD and the Combatant Commanders (protect strategic shipping, major naval combatants, and critical infrastructure at home and abroad)

Capabilities

Maritime interdiction and law enforcement

Anti-terrorism/Force Protection

CBRN-E Detection

Vertical Insertion (commonly referred to as Fast Roping)

Search and Rescue (limited)

Port Protection/Anti-sabotage

Underwater Port Security

Canine Handling Teams (Explosives Detection)

Tactical Boat Operations NCW boat tactics

Non-Permissive Compliant Boarding capability

DEPLOYABLE OPERATIONS GROUP - MSSTs

MSST 91101 Seattle WA (Established 2002)

MSST 91102 Chesapeake Va. (Established 2002). Renamed an MSRT in 2006

MSST 91103 Los Angeles/Long Beach CA (Established 2002)

MSST 91104 Houston/Galveston TX (Established 2002)

MSST 91105 San Francisco CA (Established 2003)

MSST 91106 Ft. Wadsworth NY (Established 2003)

MSST 91107 Honolulu HI (Established 2005)

MSST 91108 St. Marys, Ga. (Established 2003)

MSST 91109 San Diego, CA (Established 2005)

MSST 91110 Boston, MA (Established 2003)

MSST 91111 Anchorage (Established 2004)

MSST 91112 New Orleans (Established 2004)

MSST 91114 Miami, FL (Established 2005)

National Strike Force

Maritime Security Response Team

Port Security Units

Personnel & Equipment

Each MSST has 75 active-duty personnel. Each team has six SAFE boats, three physical security teams, and two canine teams.

An MSRT is an enhanced MSST with pretty much double the capabilities of an MSST.

Port Security Units

Coast Guard Port Security Units (PSUs) are Coast Guard units staffed primarily with selected reservists. They provide waterborne and limited land-based protection for shipping and critical port facilities both INCONUS and in the theater.

PSUs can deploy within 24 hours and establish operations within 96 hours after the initial call-up. Each PSU has transportable boats equipped with dual outboard motors, and support equipment to ensure mobility and sustainability for up to 30 days. Every PSU is staffed by a combination of reserve and active-duty personnel. PSUs require specialized training not available elsewhere in the Coast Guard. Coast Guard Reservists assigned to Port Security Units must complete a 2-week Basic Skills Course at the PSU Training Detachment in Camp LeJeune, NC.

In addition to their most recent support of homeland security operations around the country, PSUs were deployed to the Persian Gulf during Operation Desert Storm in 1990. They also served in Haiti during Operation Uphold Democracy in 1994. In December 2000, PSU 309 from Port Clinton, OH was deployed to the Middle East to provide vital force protection for the Navy assets following the attack on the USS Cole.

PSU 301 Cape Cod Canal MA

PSU 305 Fort Eustis VA

PSU 307 St. Petersburg FL

PSU 308 Gulfport MS

PSU 309 Port Clinton Ohio

PSU 311 Long Beach CA

PSU 312 Alameda CA

PSU 313 Tacoma WA

Maritime Force Protection Units

MFPUs provide enhanced security for U.S. Navy ballistic missile submarines within the units' homeport transit areas. These submarines generally operate on the surface with other vessel traffic when entering or departing ship channels leading to their homeport, and the MFPU will provide additional security measures while operating under these conditions.

MFPUs are single mission units that have broad law enforcement authority, including the authority to establish, patrol, and enforce exclusionary zones, naval vessel protective zones, restricted navigation areas, and security zones supporting naval operations.

MFPUs

MFPU Kings Bay, GA

MFPU Bangor, WA

MFPUs consists of an 87-foot cutter, small boats, and about 200 personnel.

National Strike Force

The National Strike Force’s (NSF) mission is to provide highly trained, experienced personnel and specialized equipment to Coast Guard and other federal agencies to facilitate preparedness and response to oil and hazardous substance pollution incidents in order to protect public health and the environment. The NSF’s area of responsibility covers all Coast Guard Districts and

Federal Response Regions.

The National Strike Force totals over 200 active duty, civilian, reserve, and auxiliary personnel and includes the National Strike Force Coordination Center (NSFCC); the Atlantic Strike Team; the Gulf Strike Team; the Pacific Strike Team; and the Public Information Assist Team (PIAT) located at the NSFCC.

PACAREA TCC-3

The Transportable Communications Center (TCC) is a deployable communications command center. The TCC supports a wide scope of missions including law enforcement, search and rescue, and contingency communications to those areas affected by natural disasters or other phenomena.

The TCC is equipped with: Three HF transceivers capable of 125-400 watts; Two VHF-FM Marine transceivers; Two UHF transceivers and five programmable police band transceivers in the 400-800 MHz range. The TCC is equipped with an LST-5D providing a dual-port dama circuit over which one sat voice and one sat data circuit operate.

The TCC is equipped with a KWR-46 and an EPSBRT receiver/demultiplexer enabling operators to monitor the HMCG broadcast and receive Over The Air Receipts of keymat when deployed. The TCC is also equipped with phone patch capability in both clear and encrypted modes.

Lastly, operators may monitor the marine weather fax via the TCC's weather fax receiver.

There are 3 free standing HF antennas and 2 police and fire band antennas. The crew consists of a TCC Leading Petty Officer and 3-5 crew members. The TCC is deployable by ground or HC-130.

When the TCC is jointly deployed with the National Strike Force Mobile Incident CP the combined unit is known as the Mobile Incident Command Center.

CAMSLANT CONTINGENCY COMMS TEAM

(Source file http://www.uscg.mil/lantarea/camslant/CONTINGENCY.ppt)

A team consisting of an OSC, OS1, IT1, MK1 & two ET2’s that deploy w/mobile communications trailers or Transportable Communications Centrals (TCC’s).

There are two TCC’s: TMACC & TMMIC – BOTH are LANTAREA assets maintained and operated by the Contingency Comms Team based out of CAMSLANT located in southern Chesapeake VA close to the VA/NC border.

TMACC = Transportable Multi-Agency Communications Central

TMMIC = Transportable Multi-Mission Communications Central

The TMACC & TMMIC provide comms support when temporary communications facilities are required. They deploy on short notice in support of but not limited to: Natural Disasters (Hurricane relief, etc), Homeland Security OPS, SAR, law enforcement, & COTP OPS.

The Contingency Team remains in B-6 status 24x7/365 for mission readiness. The TCC’s are coupled with rugged F-750 tow vehicles and are also C-130 deployable to ensure rapid deployment in response to a variety of mission demands.

What is the Contingency Comms Team?

Commissioned in 1992, TMACC was developed to support joint and multi-agency operations. The TMACC is the larger of the two TCC’s. The TMACC is equipped with a broad range of communication and command and control systems that allow for interoperability between Coast Guard, DOD, Customs, DEA, local and state authorities. (Can accommodate 2-3 personnel comfortably, normally manned by 2 personnel.)

Commissioned in 1995, TMMIC was primarily developed to support Coast Guard missions, but can also work with other agencies. TMMIC is the smaller of the two TCC’s. (Can accommodate 1 person comfortably, normally manned by 1 person. 2 person max.)

Capabilities

Both units provide capabilities to operate and monitor all Coast Guard frequencies; clear, protected, and secure.

Both units provide multiple record messaging circuits.

Both units can provide Internet, Intranet, and limited SIPRNET Access. (dial-up)

TMACC has some additional communication and system capabilities (i.e., ICE Imagery, Officer in Tactical Command Information Exchange Subsystem (OTCIXS), and Customs Over The Horizon Enforcement Net (COTHEN).

Both units can provide interoperability with other Federal, State, and Local frequencies.

Both units provide capabilities to operate and monitor all Coast Guard frequencies; clear, protected, and secure.

Circuit/Capability - Equipment - Classification - Purpose

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VHF/FM 138-174 MHz - Voice - Range: 0 to 50 miles - Motorola Spectra Radio - 3 shared with VHF/AM - Clear/DES

Standard Coast Guard VHF radio capable of protected communications up to SBU (e.g., Channel 16, 22A, 23, 83, LANT LE.).

VHF/AM 115-152 MHz - Voice - Range: 0 to 50 miles - Motorola Spectra Radio - 3 shared with VHF/FM - Clear/DES

Standard Coast Guard VHF-AM aircraft radio (air-to-ground) capable of protected communications up to SBU. CAMSLANT Contingency personnel will program these radios with frequencies provided by the requesting unit.

UHF/FM 403-512 MHz - Voice - Range: Ground – 15 to 100 miles; Aircraft 15 to 300+ miles - Motorola Spectra Radio - 2 ea - Clear/DES

Standard Coast Guard aircraft radio capable of protected communications.

HF 1.6-30 MHz SSB - Primary Voice - Range: 0 to 400+ miles - Micom-2R Transceiver - 1 ea - Clear/Secure

Standard Coast Guard HF radio capable of secure communications up to Secret. Can be used for HF messaging or any other High-Frequency requirement.

MILSATCOM - DAMA Capable - LST-5D - 1 ea - Secure

Coast Guard’s primary satellite voice system installed on cutters 110’s and above. Circuits include HLS Net, JIATF Surface Net, and JIATF Air Net. Load up to two channels – can only monitor one at a time.

Satellite Telephone - Portable Iridium Phone - 1 ea - Clear/Secure

Capable of communications up to Secret. Can be used separately as a hand-held radio or as a stand-alone system in the TCC. An external antenna system is available. Useful when phone lines are not available.

Commercial Satellite Voice & Data - INMARSAT Mini-M - 1 ea - Clear/Secure

Primarily used for voice. May be used for data but is very slow (2.4kbps).

Secure Voice Telephone - STE Phone - 1 ea - Secure

Capable of voice, data up to classification of SECRET. Dedicated landline desired but may be used in conjunction w/Mini-M.

UHF/FM-AM 225-400 MHz – Voice - Range: Ground – 15 to 100 miles; Aircraft 15 to 300+ miles - URC-200/500 - 1 ea -

Clear/Secure

Standard Coast Guard Aircraft radio.

BOTH CAN INTEROPERATE WITH FEDERAL/STATE/LOCAL FREQUENCIES

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UHF/AM 800 MHz - Public Safety Band - Range: 0 to 100 miles - Motorola Spectra - 1 ea - Clear

Interoperable radio is capable of communications with the local Police, Fire Departments, and various other Law Enforcement agencies.

Must be programmed on site to allow for interoperability.

Cross-band patching - ACU-1000 coupled w/ Motorola Spectra - 1 ea - Clear/DES

Enables different radios/frequencies to be patched together. Used to establish interoperable radio communications with local Police Departments, Fire Departments, and other Law Enforcement agencies.

BOTH PROVIDE MULTIPLE RECORD MESSAGING CIRCUITS

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HF 1.6-30 MHz - High Frequency Data Exchange (HFDX) - Range: 0 to 400+ miles - MICOM-2R Transceiver - 1 ea - Secure

For sending/receiving both classified and unclassified message traffic via the HFDX messaging system. The same system used on the cutter fleet (e.g., 210’s/110’s.)

Satellite Data Exchange (SDX) - Mini-M Satellite Telephone - 1 ea - Secure

Dial-up system for sending/receiving both classified and unclassified message traffic (210’s & PATFORSWA).

Fleet Satellite Broadcast - KWR-46 - 1 ea - Secure

Receive only message traffic through Navy broadcast circuit up to Top Secret and capable of receiving Over-The-Air-Transfer (OTAT) of cryptographic material.

BOTH CAN PROVIDE INTERNET/INTRANET AND LIMITED SIPRNET ACCESS

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Internet and CGDN+ - TACHYON Satellite - 1 ea - Clear

Provides unclassified Internet/Intranet connectivity comparable to the cable modem. Currently supports one terminal.

SIPRNET/SIPRNET Chat - Secure Messaging Workstation (SMW) - 1 ea - Secure

Dial-up through CAMS Modem bank. Extremely limited at 33.3kbps. Primarily used for sending and receiving classified and unclassified record message traffic. Allows SIPRNET connection via a classified laptop computer.

TMACC UNIQUE CAPABILITIES

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ICE Imagery - Requires use of MILSATCOM - 1 ea - Secure

Provides chat feature and ability to transfer pictures from CASPER equipped C-130s. Uses MILSATCOM CASPER Net. Streaming video is not available due to limited bandwidth.

OTCIXS - Requires use of MILSATCOM - 1 ea - Secure

Officer in Tactical Command Information Exchange Subsystem: allows for the transfer of messages, chat, vessel movements with chart displays and areas.

Customs Over The Horizon Enforcement Net (COTHEN) - 1 ea - Clear/Secure

High-Frequency Automatic Link Establishment (HF/ALE) Network used by CG & Customs aircraft. Primarily used for air guards w/ CAMSLANT for C-130’s, Jay-hawk, Falcons, and C-130’s

BOTH MISC

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Each unit is provided with a GPS receiver to establish position and assist with satellite antenna alignment and a digital voice logger capable of recording both data and voice circuits.

Each unit may be deployed with a Deployable Rapid Assembly Shelter (DRASH) that is capable of acting as a command and control center for a small staff. Also included with the DRASH tents, are portable air conditioning units that are available upon request.

Please note that the TMACC and TMMIC are self-supporting through the use of two diesel generators that provide power to all onboard systems (including air conditioning) in the event that shore power is not available on site. Within the trailers, the TMACC can comfortably accommodate two watchstanders and one individual typically mans the TMMIC during operations.

Enhanced Mobile Incident Command Posts (eMICP)

(Source file: http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-o/g-opr/On%20Scene/OSsummer2007.pdf)

The enhanced Mobile Incident Command Post (eMICP) is a trailer outfitted with temporary office and conference room facilities. The eMICP can be deployed alone or interfaced with the MCV to augment organic C4&IT capabilities. The eMICP provides a platform to conduct Coast Guard Command and Control, act as an incident command post, and support staff working an event. The eMICP is a conference room on wheels with a built-in communications package to equip the conference room with Type I classified and Type III SBU (sensitive but unclassified) voice and data. The eMICP provides various communications systems along with twelve (12) work stations and a conference room table.

A tractor and a commercially licensed driver-team will tow the eMICP to any Continental United States (CONUS) location.

The first eMICP was delivered in November 2007.

Mobile Communications Vehicles (MCV)

(Source file: http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-o/g-opr/On%20Scene/OSsummer2007.pdf)

The Mobile Communications Vehicle (MCV) can be deployed independently to provide robust communications to an established command center, or to an ad hoc environment such as a hotel room. It is designed to interface with a command center or eMICP to enhance classified and unclassified voice, and radio (HF, UHF, VHF) communications as well as provide voice and data interoperability with Coast Guard units, state, local, and federal interagency partners. The vehicle was designed to be C130J transportable to both CONUS and Outside the Continental United States (OCONUS) locations.

Portable Computer Store (PCS)

(Source file: http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-o/g-opr/On%20Scene/OSsummer2007.pdf)

The Portable Computer Store (PCS) is a contingency cache of six kits totaling 30 Standard Workstation III (SWIII) laptops and six routers which can be used to augment resources at a unit for surge operations or establish a limited Local Area Network (LAN) in a temporary command and control facility. As a deployable kit, each PCS provides the critical equipment necessary for users to access vital business and operational tools. Each PCS kit contains a 16-port Voice Protocol Network capable router, five SWIII laptop computers, and necessary power supplies. Users may directly connect the laptops to existing Coast Guard Data Network plus (CGDN+) connections in Coast Guard facilities, or access CGDN+ through the internet using remote access services. The router enables up to 15 machines to share a single data connection for access to the Internet or CGDN+. Each user must have a remote access token to facilitate CGDN+ access when not directly connected to a CGDN+.

Portable SIPRNet (PS)

(Source file: http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-o/g-opr/On%20Scene/OSsummer2007.pdf)

The Portable SIPRNet (PS) provides secure communications up to the level of SECRET. The portable SIPRNet asset consists of standard approved image laptops, a satellite terminal, and network equipment necessary to provide connections to SIPRNet at remote locations. It is housed in flyaway cases that can be transported by two personnel as carry-on baggage on commercial aircraft. PS can be deployed independently or as a module that plugs into the eMICP and MCV.

Telecommunications & Information Systems Command (TISCOM)

TISCOM is a part of the C4IT Service Center and serves as the Coast Guard's Center of Excellence (COE) for enterprise information technology infrastructure. As such TISCOM develops, deploys, secures, and supports the Coast Guard's IT Infrastructure for both the SBU and SECRET enterprises. Solutions are divided into three areas:

1) Enterprise Networks (including CGOne (including R21), SIPRNET, Local Area Networks, Cutter connectivity).

2) Information Systems. Enterprise Servers/Services (including Domain Controllers, Exchange, DHCP, SMS/WSUS, Goodlink) End User devices (including standard workstation, smartphones, and laptops)

3) Organizational Messaging

Operations Systems Center

The Operations Systems Center (OSC) is a government-owned, contractor-operated unit with the primary function of providing full life-cycle support for operationally-focused Coast Guard Automated Information Systems. These systems support the Coast Guard’s five strategic missions: Protection of Natural Resources, National Defense, Maritime Safety, Mobility, and Security.

At the OSC’s establishment in 1991, 45 full-time staff members supported five mission-critical information systems. Today, there are over 340 full-time staff members operating, maintaining, developing, and/or providing user support for over 35 enterprise-wide information systems. Team OSC, comprised of Active Duty Military, Federal Civilian, Contractors, and Reservists, provides technical support to Coast Guard Program Managers concerning these systems, to ensure proper system operation, analyze needs, and recommend configuration changes.

Rescue 21 Program

Source: Coast Guard Fact Sheet

The U.S. Coast Guard is replacing its outdated communications system in a project titled Rescue 21.

The Coast Guard’s current backbone communications network is the National Distress and Response System (NDRS). Established more than 30 years ago, this VHF-FM-based radio communication system has a range of up to 20 nautical miles along most of the U.S. shoreline.

While this system has served the Coast Guard well over the years, it consists of out-of-date and non-standard equipment with many limitations. These include:

Imprecise direction-finding capability.
Numerous geographic coverage gaps.
Lack of interoperability — for example, with other emergency response services.
Single-channel radio operation, which prohibits the ability to receive radio calls when the system is previously engaged in a transmission.

To address the limitations of the current communications system, the Coast Guard has implemented Rescue 21.

Rescue 21 will replace a wide range of aging, obsolete VHF-FM radio communications equipment and will revolutionize how the Coast Guard communicates and carries out its various missions. The system offers:

Enhanced VHF-FM and UHF (line-of-site) coverage, for more certain reception of distress calls.
Position localization — within 2 degrees — of VHF-FM transmissions, so rescue vessels have a dramatically smaller area to search.
An increase in the number of voice and data channels from one to six, allowing watchstanders to conduct multiple operations. No longer will a single caller in distress — or worse, a hoax caller — prevent another caller from getting through.
Protected communications for all Coast Guard operations.
Position tracking of certain Coast Guard assets such as boats and cutters.
Digital voice recording with immediate, enhanced playback, improving the chances for unclear messages to be understood.
Improved interoperability among the Coast Guard and federal, state, and local partners, so additional resources can be added to rescue operations as needed.
Digital selective calling (DSC), an alternate distress communication system used internationally on Channel 70. If properly registered with a Mobile Maritime Service Identity (MMSI) number and interfaced with GPS, the DSC radio signal transmits vital vessel information, position, and the nature of distress (if entered) at the push of a button.
Provides portable, deployable towers and electronics for the restoration of communications during emergencies and natural disasters.

By replacing outdated technology with a fully integrated communications system that bridges interoperability gaps, Rescue 21 boosts the ability to protect boaters and the nation’s coasts. Saving lives and providing homeland security are both vital missions in the 21st century.

Coast Guard Terminology

AIRSTA Coast Guard Air Station

ALC Aviation Logistics Center, Elizabeth City, NC

AMARG Aerospace Maintenance And Regeneration Group, Davis Monthan AFB

AMVER Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue System

BANDIT H-65

BLACKJACK MH-65D on National Capital Region air defense mission

BENCHMARK Term for a reference point (used to pass position)

BOUNCER MH-65

CAMSLANT Communications Area Master Station Atlantic, Chesapeake, VA

CAMSPAC Communications Area Master Station Pacific, Point Reyes, CA

CASPER C-130 Airborne Sensory Palletized Electronic Reconnaissance equipment

CHARLIE Copy, Clear (as in affirmative)

COMMSTA Communications Station

CYCLOPS ## HC-130

DELTA ## MH-65

DEMON ## HC-130

DMB Datum Marker Buoy

DOLPHIN ## H-65

DRAGON ## H-65

ELT Emergency Locator Transmitter

eMICP Enhanced Mobile Incident Command Post

END GAME ## MH-65D (Mode-S c/s Endgm ##)

EPIRB Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon

ESD Electronics Support Detachment

FALCON ## HU-25

FLIR Forward-Looking Infra-red

FOXTROT ## HU-25

FOXTROT MIKE "FM" Frequency, most often VHF Marine Band

GUARDIAN ## MH-65C

HERK ## HC-130H

HOMEPLATE Aircraft's home airfield

HOTEL/HIGH FOX High-Frequency Radio

IN THE BLIND Sending message without hearing response

JAYHAWK ## HH-60J

JULIET ## HH-60J

JUGGLER USCG Auxiliary unit

KILO ## MH-65C

KINGBUSTERS ## USCG small boats

LANDLINE Standard Telephone

LIMA CHARLIE Loud and Clear

LE PATROL Law Enforcement Patrol

MAKO ## MH-65

MEDEVAC Medical Evacuation

MCV Mobile Communications Vehicle

MSD Marine Safety Detachment (subordinate to an MSO)

MSO Marine Safety Office

NOVEMBER ## HC-144A

NVG Night Vision Goggles

OMNI ## HC-130 on a law enforcement mission

OPBAT Operation Bahamas, Turks and Caicos joint counterdrug operation (USCG, DEA, & CBP)

PANTHER Joint DEA/USCG counterdrug ops center, Nassau, Bahamas

PIW Person(s) In Water

POB People/Persons On Board

PPR Prior Permission Required

PS Portable SIPRNet

RAPTOR USCG Response Boat-Medium at Key West

RESCUE USCG aircraft on actual SAR mission

RCC Rescue Coordination Center

RTB Return To Base

SABER USCG Auxiliary Aircraft

SAR CASE Search And Rescue Mission

SARSAT Search And Rescue Satellite

SCN Systems Coordination Net (HF Ship-Shore Radio)

SHARK ## USCG Cutter

SITREP Situation Report

SLDMB Self-Locating Datum Marker Buoy

SOB Souls On Board, an older term for POB often used by USCG
SPARTAN ## HC-27J

SSD Shoreside Support Detachments

STINGRAY ## HU-25 now also being used by MH-68As

STRIKER ## MH-65

SWORDFISH ## MH-60J Jayhawks and HU-25 Falcons

TCC Transportable Communications Center

TIBURON USCG Cutter

UNIFORM HOTEL Ultra High-Frequency Radio

VICTOR SIERRA Sector search by a single asset

ZEAL ## USCG aircraft

Links of Interest

USCG homepage: http://uscg.mil/

An excellent unofficial USCG blog: http://ucgblog.blogspot.com/

Coast Guard Report: http://coastguardreport.org/

Coast Guard news: https://www.piersystem.com/external/index.cfm?cid=786

Track ship movements on your computer: http://shipplotter.com/

ShipCom LLC: http://www.shipcom.com/

SARSAT: http://www.sarsat.noaa.gov/

USCG Amateur Radio Net: http://www.w5cgc.org/

AMVER: http://www.amver.com/

The Coast Guard Channel: http://www.coastguardchannel.com/index.shtml

Coast Guard News: http://www.coastguardnews.com/

Fred's Place: http://www.fredsplace.org/

Sources: The Cutters, Boats, And Aircraft of the U.S. Coast Guard (2015-2016 edition Version 6-14-2018), The Milcom Files Archives (2 volumes) by Larry Van Horn (https://www.amazon.com/Milcom-Files-2-Book/dp/B077QQ2P67/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&qid=1511866854&sr=8-8&keywords=larry+van+horn, The Spectrum Monitor Milcom columns (https://www.thespectrummonitor.com/), International Call Sign Handbook, 8th Edition, Government/Military call signs (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01MQWYDPX), , ACP-113 (AI), spotter reports.

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