USCGC Chase (WMSM-916)

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USCGC Chase (WMSM-916)
History
Flag of the United States Coast Guard.svgUnited States
NameChase
Namesake USCGC Chase
Awarded15 October 2016
Builder Eastern Shipbuilding, Panama City
Laid downExpected, 2021
AcquiredExpected, 2023
Homeport San Pedro
Identification Pennant number: WMSM-916
StatusUnder construction
General characteristics
Class & type Heritage-class cutter
Displacement4,520 long tons (4,590  t) (full load)
Length360 ft (110 m)
Beam53 ft (16 m)
Draft16 ft (4.9 m)
Installed power4 x 940 eKW diesel generators
Propulsion2 × 7,280  kW (9,760  hp) MAN 16V28/33D STC diesel engines at 1,000 rpm [1]
Speed24.5 knots (45.4 km/h; 28.2 mph)
Range10,200  nmi (18,900 km; 11,700 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Endurance60 days
Boats & landing
craft carried		3 x Over-the-horizon boats
Complement126
Sensors &
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys
Armament
  • 1 x MK 110 57mm gun a variant of the Bofors 57 mm gun and Gunfire Control System
  • 1 x BAE Systems Mk 38 Mod 3 25 mm gun with 7.62 mm co-axial gun [3]
  • 2 x M2 Browning .50 caliber (12.7 mm) machine guns mounted on a MK 50 Stabilized Small Arms Mount (SSAM)
  • 4 x Crew Served M2 Browning .50 caliber (12.7 mm) machine guns
  • Designed For but not with additional weapons
ArmorBallistic protection over critical areas and main gun
Aircraft carriedOne MH-60 or MH-65, plus sUAS
Aviation facilities Hangar and helipad

USCGC Chase (WMSM-916) is the second Heritage-class cutter of the United States Coast Guard (USCG).

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Development and design

Heritage-class cutters are the newest class of cutter in the USCG, bridging the capabilities of the Legend and the Sentinel classes. They are tasked to go against lightly armed hostiles in low-threat environments.

In February 2014, the USCG announced that Bollinger Shipyards, Eastern Shipbuilding, and General Dynamics Bath Iron Works had been awarded design contracts for the OPC. [4] The Government Accountability Office denied contract appeals by VT Halter Marine and Ingalls Shipbuilding. [5]

In September 2016, Eastern Shipbuilding of Panama City, Florida, was awarded a $110.3 million contract to build the first Offshore Patrol Cutter with an option to purchase eight additional cutters. [6] [7] On October 15, 2016 the Coast Guard issued a notice to proceed with the detailed design of the Offshore Patrol Cutter to Eastern Shipbuilding. [8]

Construction and career

Chase's first steel cutting started on 27 April 2020. She is scheduled to laid down in 2021 and be completed by 2023. [9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Eastern Shipbuilding Selects MAN 28/33D STC Engines for US Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) Programme". Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  2. ↑ "Saab to Provide Multi-Mode Radar for US Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Cutter". Saab Corporate.
  3. ↑ "Exhibit P-40, Budget Line Item Justification: PB 2020 Navy" (PDF). www.dacis.com/. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  4. ↑ CAVAS, CHRISTOPHER P. (14 February 2014). "3 Firms Win Design Contracts for New US Coast Guard Cutter". www.defensenews.com. Gannett Government Media. Archived from the original on February 15, 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  5. ↑ "GAO denies protest over Coast Guard patrol cutters". www.washingtontimes.com. The Associated Press. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  6. ↑ LaGrone, Sam (15 September 2016). "Eastern Shipbuilding Wins Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Cutter Award; Bests BIW, Bollinger". USNI News.
  7. ↑ LaGrone, Sam (21 September 2016). "Coast Guard Ready for Possible Offshore Patrol Cutter Protest". USNI News. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  8. ↑ "USCG: Offshore Patrol Cutter". www.uscg.mil. Retrieved 2017-02-17.
  9. ↑ "ESG Commences Steel Cutting for U.S. Coast Guard's Second Offshore Patrol Cutter, Future USCGC Chase - DefPost". defpost.com. Retrieved 2021-01-10.


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