USCGC James

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USCGC James
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James arriving in Boston for her commissioning August 8, 2015.
History
Flag of the United States Coast Guard.svgUnited States
NameJames
Namesake Joshua James
AwardedSeptember 9, 2011
Builder Huntington Ingalls Industries, Pascagoula, Mississippi, U.S.
Cost$482.8 Million
Laid downMay 17, 2013
LaunchedMay 3, 2014
Sponsored byCharlene Benoit
ChristenedAugust 16, 2014
AcquiredJune 15, 2015 [1]
CommissionedAugust 8, 2015 [2]
HomeportCharleston, South Carolina
Identification
StatusIn service
Badge USCGC James (WMSL 754) logo.jpg
General characteristics
Displacement4500 LT
Length418 ft (127 m)
Beam54 ft (16 m)
Height140 ft (43 m)
Draft22.5 ft (6.9 m)
Decks4
Propulsion Combined diesel and gas
Speed28+ knots
Range12,000 nm
Endurance60 days
Complement111 (15 Officers, 15 CPO, 81 Enlisted) and can carry up to 148 depending on mission [3]
Sensors and
processing systems
  • EADS 3D TRS-16 AN/SPS-75 Air Search Radar
  • SPQ-9B Fire Control Radar
  • AN/SPS-79 Surface Search Radar
  • AN/SLQ-32
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • AN/SLQ-32 Electronic Warfare System
  • 2 SRBOC/ 2 x NULKA countermeasures chaff/rapid decoy launcher
Armament
ArmorBallistic protection for main gun
Aircraft carried2 x MH-65C Dolphin MCH, or 4 x VUAV or 1 x MH-65C Dolphin MCH and 2 x VUAV
Aviation facilities50-by-80-foot (15 m × 24 m) flight deck, hangar for all aircraft

USCGC James (WMSL-754) is the fifth Legend-class cutter of the United States Coast Guard.

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Etymology

USCGC James is named for Joshua James (1826–1902), an American sea captain and a U.S. Life-Saving Service station keeper credited with saving over 600 lives. [4]

History

USCGC James pulls into Boston Harbor in August 2015 James Boston Bound - Division- East - Seed- 5 (25834522826).jpg
USCGC James pulls into Boston Harbor in August 2015

Huntington Ingalls Industries, Ingalls Shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi was awarded the $482.8 million construction contract September 9, 2011. [5] Construction officially began May 14, 2012 with the ceremony marking the cutting of the first 100 tons of steel. [6] The keel was laid on May 17, 2013. [7] The cutter's sponsor is James' great great niece, Charlene Benoit. She is the great grand daughter of Joshua James' brother, Samuel James. [8]

James was launched on May 3, 2014. She was christened August 16, 2014 and was commissioned in Boston on August 8, 2015. [2] [9]

James served as a command and control platform in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Sept. 25, 2017. The cutter's crew deployed to aid in Hurricane Maria response operations and the ship's communications capabilities were used to help first responders coordinate efforts on the island. [10]

On August 8, 2022, James was damaged when the cutter ran aground while underway. After an investigation Captain Marc Brandt was permanently relieved of duties as the commanding officer of James. [11]

In April 2024, James will deploy to Argentina for training exercise against illegal fishing with the Prefectura Naval Argentina [12] but all of this lacks the authorization of Argentine Congress, required by law 25,880 on the entry of foreign military personnel. The ship that arrived in Buenos Aires on April 29, 2024 does not have authorization from Argentine Congress, as required by law, although there are controversies about this interpretation of the law . [13]

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Coast Guard formally accepts fifth national security cutter". Archived from the original on August 11, 2015. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Robertson, PO2 Jennifer (August 8, 2015). "Coast Guard Cutter James enters the fleet". Archived from the original on August 11, 2015. Retrieved August 11, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ "National Security Cutter: Program Profile". USCG.mil. US Coast Guard. Archived from the original on 13 February 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  4. ↑ "Coast Guard cutter to be named for Joshua James". US Coast Guard. 2011-09-12. Archived from the original on 2014-02-27. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
  5. ↑ "Ingalls Shipbuilding Awarded $482.8 Million Contract to Build Fifth U.S. Coast Guard National Security Cutter". Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. 2011-09-09. Archived from the original on 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
  6. ↑ "Acquisition Update: Fabrication Starts for U.S. Coast Guard's Fifth National Security Cutter". US Coast Guard Acquisition. 2012-05-14. Archived from the original on 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
  7. ↑ "Acquisition Update: Keel Authenticated for the Fifth National Security Cutter". US Coast Guard Acquisition. 2013-05-17. Archived from the original on 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
  8. ↑ "Keel Authenticated for Ingalls Shipbuilding's Fifth National Security Cutter". Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. 2013-05-17. Archived from the original on 2014-05-12. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
  9. ↑ "Commissioning in August for Coast Guard Cutter James". The Patriot Ledger. Archived from the original on 21 August 2015. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
  10. ↑ "Cutter James Aids In Maria Response". Archived from the original on 28 September 2017. Retrieved 27 September 2017.
  11. ↑ "US Coast Guard Cutter James' commanding officer permanently relieved" (Press release). U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area. 2022-11-07. Retrieved 2022-11-07.
  12. ↑ "El Gobierno extendió las sesiones extraordinarias en el Congreso". Tiempo Argentino (in Spanish). 19 January 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
  13. ↑ "El arribo de la nave no cuenta con autorización del Congreso, como exige la ley". Página 12 (in Spanish). 29 April 2024. Retrieved 29 April 2024.


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