| USCGC Munro (WMSL-755) |
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Career (U.S.)
Name:
MunroNamesake:
Douglas A. MunroAwarded:
30 April 2013Builder:
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Pascagoula, MississippiCost:
$487.1 MillionLaunched:
4th quarter of 2015 (planned)Status:
Under construction
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General characteristics Displacement:
4500 LTLength:
418 ft (127 m)Beam:
54 ft (16 m)Height:
140 ft (43 m)Draft:
22.5 ft (6.9 m)Decks:
4Propulsion:
Combined diesel and gasSpeed:
28+ knotsRange:
12,000 nmEndurance:
60 daysCrew:
111 (15 Officers, 15 CPO, 81 Enlisted)Sensors and
processing systems:
X and S band radar, 3D air search radar, AN/SPQ-9 radarElectronic warfare
& decoys:
AN/SLQ-32 Electronic Warfare System
2 SRBOC/ 2 NULKA countermeasures chaff/rapid decoy launcherArmament:
57 mm gun and Gunfire Control System
Close-In Weapons System
4 50 Caliber Machine Guns
2 M240B 7.62mm Light Machine GunsAircraft carried:
(2) MCH, or (4) VUAV or (1) MCH and (2) VUAV
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USCGC Munro (WMSL-755) is the sixth Legend-class cutter of the United States Coast Guard. Munro is the second cutter named for Signalman First Class Douglas A. Munro (1919–1942), the only Coast Guardsman to be awarded the Medal of Honor. The US Navy destroyer escort USS Douglas A. Munro (DE-422) was also named for Munro.
History[]
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Ingalls Shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi was awarded the $487.1 Million construction contract April 30, 2013.[1] Construction officially began October 7, 2013 with the ceremony marking the cutting of the first 100 tons of steel.[2] HII plans to launch Munro in the fourth quarter of 2015.[3]
See also[]
- National Security Cutter
- Coast Guard: USCGC Munro (WHEC-724)
- Navy: USS Douglas A. Munro (DE-422)
- Integrated Deepwater System Program
References[]
- ↑ "Acquisition Update: Contract Awarded for Production of Sixth National Security Cutter". US Coast Guard. 2013-04-30. http://www.uscg.mil/Acquisition/newsroom/updates/nsc043013.asp. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
- ↑ "Coast Guard Marks Production Milestones: NSC 4 Electronics Light-Off Achieved and NSC 6 Fabrication Begins". US Coast Guard Acquisition. 2013-10-07. http://www.uscg.mil/Acquisition/newsroom/updates/nsc101013b.asp. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
- ↑ "Ingalls Shipbuilding Launches Fifth U.S. Coast Guard National Security Cutter". Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. 2014-05-06. http://newsroom.huntingtoningalls.com/News-Releases/Video-Release-Ingalls-Shipbuilding-Launches-Fifth-U-S-Coast-Guard-National-Security-Cutter-3cd.aspx. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
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