USCGC James (WMSL-754)

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USCGC James (WMSL-754)
USCGC Joshua James 01.JPG
James arriving in Boston for her commissioning August 8, 2015.
History
United States
NameJames
NamesakeJoshua James
AwardedSeptember 9, 2011
BuilderHuntington Ingalls Industries, Pascagoula, Mississippi, U.S.
Cost$482.8 Million
Laid downMay 17, 2013
LaunchedMay 3, 2014
Sponsored byCharlene Benoit
ChristenedAugust 16, 2014
AcquiredJune 15, 2015[1]
CommissionedAugust 8, 2015[2]
HomeportCharleston, South Carolina
Identification
StatusIn service
BadgeUSCGC James (WMSL 754) logo.jpg
General characteristics
Displacement4500 LT
Length418 ft (127 m)
Beam54 ft (16 m)
Height140 ft (43 m)
Draft22.5 ft (6.9 m)
Decks4
PropulsionCombined diesel and gas
Speed28+ knots
Range12,000 nm
Endurance60 days
Complement111 (15 Officers, 15 CPO, 81 Enlisted) and can carry up to 148 depending on mission[3]
Sensors and
processing systems
  • EADS 3D TRS-16 AN/SPS-75 Air Search Radar
  • SPQ-9B Fire Control Radar
  • AN/SPS-79 Surface Search Radar
  • AN/SLQ-32
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • AN/SLQ-32 Electronic Warfare System
  • 2 SRBOC/ 2 x NULKA countermeasures chaff/rapid decoy launcher
Armament
  • 1 x MK 110 57mm gun a variant of the Bofors 57 mm gun and Gunfire Control System
  • 1 × 20 mm Block 1B Phalanx Close-In Weapons System
  • 4 × .50 caliber machine guns
  • 2 × M240B 7.62 mm machine guns
ArmorBallistic protection for main gun
Aircraft carried2 x MH-65C Dolphin MCH, or 4 x VUAV or 1 x MH-65C Dolphin MCH and 2 x VUAV
Aviation facilities50-by-80-foot (15 m × 24 m) flight deck, hangar for all aircraft

USCGC James (WMSL-754) is the fifth Legend-class cutter of the United States Coast Guard.

Etymology[]

USCGC James is named for Joshua James (1826–1902), an American sea captain and a U.S. Life-Saving Service station keeper credited with saving over 600 lives.[4]

History[]

USCGC James pulls into Boston Harbor in August 2015

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Ingalls Shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi was awarded the $482.8 million construction contract September 9, 2011.[5] Construction officially began May 14, 2012 with the ceremony marking the cutting of the first 100 tons of steel.[6] The keel was laid on May 17, 2013.[7] The cutter's sponsor is James' great great niece, Charlene Benoit. She is the great grand daughter of Joshua James' brother, Samuel James.[8]

James was launched on May 3, 2014. She was christened August 16, 2014 and was commissioned in Boston on August 8, 2015.[2][9]

James served as a command and control platform in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Sept. 25, 2017. The cutter's crew deployed to aid in Hurricane Maria response operations and the ship's communications capabilities were used to help first responders coordinate efforts on the island.[10]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Coast Guard formally accepts fifth national security cutter". Archived from the original on August 11, 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  2. ^ a b Robertson, PO2 Jennifer (August 8, 2015). "Coast Guard Cutter James enters the fleet". Archived from the original on August 11, 2015. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  3. ^ "National Security Cutter: Program Profile". USCG.mil. US Coast Guard. Archived from the original on 13 February 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  4. ^ "Coast Guard cutter to be named for Joshua James". US Coast Guard. 2011-09-12. Archived from the original on 2014-02-27. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
  5. ^ "Ingalls Shipbuilding Awarded $482.8 Million Contract to Build Fifth U.S. Coast Guard National Security Cutter". Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. 2011-09-09. Archived from the original on 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
  6. ^ "Acquisition Update: Fabrication Starts for U.S. Coast Guard's Fifth National Security Cutter". US Coast Guard Acquisition. 2012-05-14. Archived from the original on 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
  7. ^ "Acquisition Update: Keel Authenticated for the Fifth National Security Cutter". US Coast Guard Acquisition. 2013-05-17. Archived from the original on 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
  8. ^ "Keel Authenticated for Ingalls Shipbuilding's Fifth National Security Cutter". Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. 2013-05-17. Archived from the original on 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
  9. ^ "Commissioning in August for Coast Guard Cutter James". The Patriot Ledger. Archived from the original on 21 August 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  10. ^ "Cutter James Aids In Maria Response". Archived from the original on 28 September 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2017.

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