For other ships of the same name, see USRC Gallatin and USCGC Gallatin.
| USCGC Gallatin (WHEC-721) | |
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 USCGC Gallatin (WHEC-721) | |
| Career (United States) |  |
| Name: | USCGC Gallatin |
| Namesake: | Albert Gallatin |
| Builder: | Avondale Shipyards |
| Laid down: | 17 April 1967 |
| Commissioned: | 20 December 1968 |
| Homeport: | Charleston, South Carolina |
| Motto: | Virtus Cum Ingenio |
| Status: | Active |
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| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 3,250 tons |
| Length: | 378 ft (115 m) |
| Beam: | 43 ft (13 m) |
| Draught: | 15 ft (4.6 m) |
| Propulsion: |
CODOG: 2 × FM diesel engines 2 × PW gas turbines 2 × controllable pitch propellers |
| Speed: | 29 knots (53.7 km/h) |
| Range: | 14,000 miles (22,530 km) |
| Endurance: | 45 days |
| Complement: | 167 personnel |
| Sensors and processing systems: | AN/SPS-40 air-search radar |
| Armament: | Otobreda 76 mm, Phalanx CIWS |
USCGC Gallatin (WHEC-721) is a U.S. Coast Guard Hamilton-class high endurance cutter based out of Charleston, South Carolina. Built at Avondale Shipyards near New Orleans, Louisiana, Gallatin was named for Albert Gallatin, the fourth and longest serving United States Secretary of the Treasury.
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USCGC Gallatin (WHEC-721)
Gallatin fires her 76 mm Mk 75 gun during a live-fire exercise
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to USCGC Gallatin (WHEC-721). |
- "Gallatin home page" U.S. Coast Guard, 30 August 2008
- "History of the Gallatin" U.S. Coast Guard, 9 September 2008
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