Heritage-class Cutter

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CGI image of the Heritage-class offshore patrol cutter.

The Heritage-class cutter, also known as the Offshore Patrol Cutter and the Maritime Security Cutter, Medium, was one design among several new cutter designs developed as part of the United States Coast Guard Integrated Deepwater System Program.

Specifications[edit | edit source]

  • Type: Offshore Patrol Cutter
  • Service Period: 2022-
  • Characteristics:
    • Length: 360 feet (109.73 meters)
    • Beam: 54 feet (16.46 meters)
    • Draft: 17 feet (5.18 meters)
    • Displacement: 3,500 - 3,730 tons
  • Crew: 126
  • Endurance: 60 days
  • Propulsion: 2 x MAN 16V28/33D STC diesel engines, 9,760 hp (7,280 kW)
  • Range: 8,500 nautical miles (15,742 kilometers) at 14 knots (25.93 km/h)
  • Speed: 22+ knots (40.74+ km/h)
  • Sensor Suite:
    • AN/SPS-77 Sea Giraffe AMB Multifunction Radar
    • AN/UPX-29A IFF
    • TACAN
    • Mk.20 Mod 0 EOSS
  • Countermeasures:
    • AN/SLQ-32C(V)6 Electronic Warfare System
    • Mk.53 Mod 6 Nulka decoy launchers x 2
  • Armament:
    • 1 x 57mm/70-caliber Mk.110 naval gun
    • 1 x 25mm/87-caliber Mk.38 Mod machine gun
    • 6 x 12.7mm/90-caliber M2 Browning machine guns
  • Aircraft Carried: 1 x Sikorsky MH-60T Jayhawk or Eurocopter MH-65D/E Dolphin helicopter, 1 x Boeing ScanEagle UAV
  • Aviation Facilities: Flight Deck and enclosed hangar
  • Boats Carried: 3

Unit Run[edit | edit source]

  • USCGC Argus (WMSM-915)
  • USCGC Chase (WMSM-916)
  • USCGC Ingham (WMSM-917)
  • USCGC Rush (WMSM-918)
  • USCGC Pickering (WMSM-919)
  • USCGC Icarus (WMSM-920)
  • USCGC Active (WMSM-921)
  • USCGC Diligence (WMSM-922)
  • USCGC Alert (WMSM-923)
  • USCGC Vigilant (WMSM-924)
  • USCGC Reliance (WMSM-925)