USCGC Vigorous (WMEC-627)

USCGC Vigorous (WMEC-627)
USCGC Vigorous (WMEC-627)
Career (USCG)
Builder:	American Ship Building Company, Lorain, Ohio
Laid down:	10 November 1962
Launched:	4 May 1968
Acquired:	2 May 1969
Commissioned:	2 May 1969
Homeport:	Cape May, New Jersey
Motto:	Paratus Gerere Ready to Act
Fate:	Active
General characteristics
Displacement:	759 tons
Length:	210 ft 6 in (64.16 m)
Beam:	34 ft (10 m)
Draught:	10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) max
Propulsion:	2 x V16 2550 horsepower ALCO diesel engines
Speed:	max 18 knots; 2,700 mile range
Range:	cruise 14 knots; 6,100 mile range
Complement:	12 officers, 63 enlisted
Sensors and processing systems:	2 x AN/SPS-64
Armament:	1 x Mk 38 25mm machine gun 2 x M2HB .50 caliber machine gun
Aircraft carried:	HH-65 Dolphin

USCGC Vigorous (WMEC-627) is a United States Coast Guard Reliance Class medium endurance cutter. Her keel was laid down by American Ship Building Company, Lorain, Ohio 10 November 1962 and she was launched 4 May 1968. Vigorous was commissioned 2 May 1969 and her current homeport is Cape May, New Jersey. She was decommissioned for modernization at the United States Coast Guard Yard, in Curtis Bay, Maryland and was recommissioned 11 January 1993.

While in service, Vigorous has been awarded the Coast Guard Presidential Unit Citation, United States Secretary of Transportation’s Gold Medal for Outstanding Achievement, 4 Coast Guard Unit Commendations, 6 Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendations, a Meritorious Team Commendation, the Coast Guard Bicentennial Unit Commendation, 14 Coast Guard "E" Ribbons, 3 National Defense Service Medals, a Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, 2 Humanitarian Service Medals, the Department of Transportation 9-11 Ribbon, 2 Coast Guard Special Operations Ribbons and 13 Coast Guard Sea Service Ribbons.

During the 2010 Caribbean Games in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, the Vigorous maintained a security zone in Mayaguez harbor. On 11 February 2013 the Vigorous began escorting the disabled cruise ship Carnival Triumph to Mobile, Alabama.

External links

• Vigorous home page