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Famous Cutter Class
270-Foot Medium Endurance Cutter (WMEC)

Specifications
Builder WMEC 901-904, Tacoma Boatbuilding Co.
WMEC 905-913, R.E. Derecktor of Rhode Island Inc., Middletown, R.I.
Length 270 feet overall
255 feet at Waterline
Beam 38 Feet
Draft14 feet
Displacement1,780 Tons
Propulsion
  • Twin V-18 ALCO diesel engines each delivering 3,600 shaft horsepower,
  • twin reduction gears, twin shafts and rudders,
  • twin 9 foot diameter controllable pitch propellers
    • Capacity 89,000 gallons which allows an effective range of 10,250 nautical miles
    83,000 gallons Diesel Oil
    20,668 gallons JP-5 Fuel
    8,248 gallons Fresh Water
    Maximum Range 9900-10,250 nautical miles
    Maximum Speed 19.5-20 knots
    Primary Missions Law Enforcement, Defense Operations, Search & Rescue
    Typical Crew 100 Personnel (14 Officers, 86 Enlisted)
    Armament 1 - MK 75mm rapid fire gun
    2 - 50 cal machine guns
    2 - MK36 Super RBOC chaff launchers
    Aircraft: One HH-65A or
    one LAMPS I helicopter or
    one HH-60J helicopter
    Boats One 26 foot Motor Surf Boat
    one 6 meter Rigid Hull Inflatable
    Systems
  • MK-92 Gunfire Control System
  • Dual surface search radars
  • Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) transponder and interrogator
  • Tactical Air Navigation (TACAN)
  • AN/SLQ-32 Electronic Surveillance Receiver
  • Infrared and low light camera and video recording equipment
  • Satellite voice and data communications,
  • MF, HF, VHF, and UHF voice and data communications,
  • surface to surface, surface to air voice and data links
  • Computer driven system using ship's systems such as RADAR, SATNAV, LORAN, OMEGA, and dead reckoning inputs to plot and track ship's position at all times and plot and track the positions of up to sixty-four surface and air target



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