USCGC Forward (WMEC-911)

USCGC *Forward* (WMEC-911)
	USCGC Forward (WMEC-911) in 1992.
History
United States
Name	USCGC Forward
Namesake	Walter Forward
Builder	Robert Derecktor Shipyard Incorporated, Rhode Island, U.S.
Acquired	4 August 1990
Commissioned	1990
Homeport	Portsmouth, Virginia
Identification	MMSI number: 367261000; Callsign: NICB;
Motto	Ever the Sentinel
Status	In active service
Badge
General characteristics
Class and type	Famous-class cutter
Displacement	1,800 long tons (1,829 t)
Length	270 ft (82 m)
Beam	38 ft (12 m)
Draft	14.5 ft (4.4 m)
Propulsion	Twin turbo-charged ALCO V-18 diesel engines
Speed	19.5 knots (36.1 km/h; 22.4 mph)
Range	9,900 miles
Boats & landing ; craft carried	1 × Over-the-Horizon (OTH) Interceptor; 1 × RHI with twin 90 HP outboard engines;
Complement	100 personnel (14 officers, 86 enlisted)
Sensors and ; processing systems	MK 92 Fire Control Radar; SPS-73 Surface Search Radar;
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	AN/SLQ-32
Armament	1 OTO Melara Mk 75 76 mm/62 caliber naval gun; 2 × .50 caliber (12.7 mm) machine gun;
Aircraft carried	HH-65 Dolphin; HH-60 Jayhawk; MH-68 Stingray;

USCGC Forward (WMEC-911) is a United States Coast Guard medium endurance cutter. Named for Walter Forward, fifteenth United States Secretary of the Treasury, she was constructed by Robert Derecktor Shipyard Incorporated, Middletown, Rhode Island was delivered in May 1989, and commissioned 4 August 1990. USCGC Forward (WMEC-911) and USCGC Legare (WMEC-912) were commissioned in a joint ceremony in Portsmouth, Virginia.^{[citation needed]}

History[]

USCGC Forward at Port-au-Prince, Haiti in January 2010.

2010s[]

On 12 January 2010, USCGC Forward was at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base when the 2010 Haiti earthquake occurred. She was ordered to assist in the humanitarian relief efforts, and was the first American vessel to arrive in Port-au-Prince the following morning.^[1]^[2]

References[]

^ "Coast Guard Sends Cutters, Aircraft to Haiti". Navy Times. 2010-01-13. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
^ Eric Lipton (January 13, 2010). "Devastation, Seen From a Ship". New York Times. Retrieved 2010-01-14.

External links[]

Forward home page

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[1] "Coast Guard Sends Cutters, Aircraft to Haiti". Navy Times. 2010-01-13. Retrieved 2010-01-13.

[2] Eric Lipton (January 13, 2010). "Devastation, Seen From a Ship". New York Times. Retrieved 2010-01-14.

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History
USCGC Forward (WMEC-911) in 1992.
United States
Name	USCGC Forward
Namesake	Walter Forward
Builder	Robert Derecktor Shipyard Incorporated, Rhode Island, U.S.
Acquired	4 August 1990
Commissioned	1990
Homeport	Portsmouth, Virginia
Identification	MMSI number: 367261000 Callsign: NICB
Motto	Ever the Sentinel
Status	In active service
Badge
General characteristics
Class and type	Famous-class cutter
Displacement	1,800 long tons (1,829 t)
Length	270 ft (82 m)
Beam	38 ft (12 m)
Draft	14.5 ft (4.4 m)
Propulsion	Twin turbo-charged ALCO V-18 diesel engines
Speed	19.5 knots (36.1 km/h; 22.4 mph)
Range	9,900 miles
Boats & landing craft carried	1 × Over-the-Horizon (OTH) Interceptor 1 × RHI with twin 90 HP outboard engines
Complement	100 personnel (14 officers, 86 enlisted)
Sensors and processing systems	MK 92 Fire Control Radar SPS-73 Surface Search Radar
Electronic warfare & decoys	AN/SLQ-32
Armament	1 OTO Melara Mk 75 76 mm/62 caliber naval gun 2 × .50 caliber (12.7 mm) machine gun
Aircraft carried	HH-65 Dolphin HH-60 Jayhawk MH-68 Stingray