USCGC Alert (WMEC-630)

History
USCGC Alert (WMEC-630)
United States
Builder:	United States Coast Guard Yard, Curtis Bay, Maryland
Laid down:	5 January 1968
Commissioned:	4 August 1969
Homeport:	Astoria, Oregon
Motto:	Rescue, Enforce, Defend
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 × Mk 38 25mm machine gun 2 × M2HB .50 caliber machine gun
Aircraft carried:	HH-65 Dolphin

USCGC Alert (WMEC-630) is a United States Coast Guard medium endurance cutter and is the last 210-foot (64 m) medium endurance cutter constructed. The keel was laid on 5 January 1968 at the United States Coast Guard Yard at Curtis Bay, Maryland, and she was commissioned on Coast Guard Day, 4 August 1969. Alert derives her name from the early 19th century revenue cutter USRC Alert, which served in the early days of the Revenue Cutter Service.

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USCGC Alert (WMEC-630)

Reliance-class cutters

United States Coast Guard	Reliance Diligence Vigilant Active Confidence Resolute Valiant Courageous Steadfast Dauntless Venturous Dependable Vigorous Durable Decisive Alert

Colombian National Navy	Valle del Cauca (ex-Durable)

Sri Lanka Navy	Samudura (ex-Courageous)

Preceded by: Red class Followed by: Gasconade class

List of cutters of the United States Coast Guard

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