Casco-class cutter
Class of United States Coast Guard cutter / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Casco class was a large class of United States Coast Guard cutters in commission from the late 1940s through the late 1980s.[1] They saw service as weather reporting ships in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans until the early 1970s, and some saw combat service during the Vietnam War.
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USCGC Casco (WHEC-370. ex-WAVP-370) in 1969. | |
Class overview | |
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Name | Casco |
Builders |
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Built | October 1939-November 1944 |
In commission | September 1946-April 1988 |
Completed | 18 |
Lost | 0 |
Retired | 18 |
Preserved | 0 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Casco class cutter |
Displacement |
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Length |
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Beam | 41 ft 1 in (12.52 m) |
Draft | 12 ft 5 in (3.78 m) full |
Installed power | 6,000 to 6,080 horsepower (4.48 to 4.54 MW) |
Propulsion | Diesel engine, two shafts |
Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
Range | 20,000 nmi (37,000 km; 23,000 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Complement | 151 |
Sensors and processing systems | Radar, sonar |
Armament |
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