USCGC Munro (WMSL-755)
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name: | Munro |
| Namesake: | Douglas A. Munro |
| Awarded: | April 30, 2013 |
| Builder: | Huntington Ingalls Industries, Pascagoula, Mississippi |
| Cost: | $487.1 Million |
| Laid down: | November 5, 2014 |
| Launched: | September 12, 2015 |
| Sponsored by: | Julie Sheehan |
| Christened: | November 14, 2015 |
| Commissioned: | April 1, 2017 (planed) |
| Status: | Under construction |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 4500 LT |
| Length: | 418 ft (127 m) |
| Beam: | 54 ft (16 m) |
| Height: | 140 ft (43 m) |
| Draft: | 22.5 ft (6.9 m) |
| Decks: | 4 |
| Propulsion: | Combined diesel and gas |
| Speed: | 28+ knots |
| Range: | 12,000 nm |
| Endurance: | 60 days |
| Crew: | 111 (15 Officers, 15 CPO, 81 Enlisted) |
| Sensors and processing systems: | X and S band radar, 3D air search radar, AN/SPQ-9 radar |
| Electronic warfare & decoys: | |
| Armament: |
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| Aircraft carried: | (2) MCH, or (4) VUAV or (1) MCH and (2) VUAV |
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 Launched Munro September 12, 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. Retrieved 2014-05-10. line feed character in
|title=at position 55 (help) - ↑ "Coast Guard Marks Production Milestones: NSC 4 Electronics Light-Off Achieved and NSC 6 Fabrication Begins". US Coast Guard Acquisition. 2013-10-07. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
- ↑ "Ingalls Shipbuilding Launches Fifth U.S. Coast Guard National Security Cutter". Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. 2014-05-06. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
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