Famous-class Cutter
The Famous-class medium endurance cutters are a class of vessel used by the United States Coast Guard. Entering service in the 1980s, the Famous-class cutters were designed as replacements for the 327-foot (99.67 meter) Treasury-class cutters, and their mission profile emphasized law enforcement, particularly patrolling the newly established 200-mile (321.87 kilometer) exclusive economic zone.
Starting in the 2000s, the Coast Guard harvested weapons systems components from decommissioned Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates to save money. Harvesting components from four decommissioned frigates resulted in more than $24 million in cost savings, which increased with parts from more decommissioned frigates. Equipment such as the Mark 75, 76 mm/62 caliber gun mounts, gun control panels, barrels, launchers, junction boxes, and other components from decommissioned Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigates were returned to service aboard Famous-class cutters in order to extend their service lives into the 2030s.
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- USCGC Bear (WMEC-901)
- USCGC Tampa (WMEC-902)
- USCGC Harriet Lane (WMEC-903)
- USCGC Northland (WMEC-904)
- USCGC Spencer (WMEC-905)
- USCGC Seneca (WMEC-906)
- USCGC Escanaba (WMEC-907)
- USCGC Tahoma (WMEC-908)
- USCGC Campbell (WMEC-909)
- USCGC Thetis (WMEC-910)
- USCGC Forward (WMEC-911)
- USCGC Legare (WMEC-912)
- USCGC Mohawk (WMEC-913)
