USCGC Munro (WMSL-755)
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| History | |
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| Name | Munro |
| Namesake | Douglas A. Munro |
| Awarded | April 30, 2013 |
| Builder | Huntington Ingalls Industries, Pascagoula, Mississippi |
| Cost | $487.1 million |
| Laid down | November 5, 2014 |
| Launched | September 12, 2015 |
| Sponsored by | Julie Sheehan |
| Christened | November 14, 2015 |
| Acquired | December 16, 2016 |
| Commissioned | April 1, 2017 |
| Identification |
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| Motto | "Gallantry in Action" |
| Status | In service |
| Badge |  |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Legend-class cutter |
| Displacement | 4500 LT |
| Length | 418 ft (127 m) |
| Beam | 54 ft (16 m) |
| Height | 140 ft (43 m) |
| Draft | 22.5 ft (6.9 m) |
| Decks | 4 |
| Propulsion | Combined diesel and gas |
| Speed | 28+ knots |
| Range | 12,000 nm |
| Endurance | 60 days |
| Complement | 111 (15 Officers, 15 CPO, 81 Enlisted) and can carry up to 148 depending on mission[1] |
| Sensors and processing systems |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | |
| Armament |
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| Armor | Ballistic protection for main gun |
| Aircraft carried | 2 x MH-65C Dolphin MCH, or 4 x VUAV or 1 x MH-65C Dolphin MCH and 2 x VUAV |
| Aviation facilities | 50-by-80-foot (15 m × 24 m) flight deck, hangar for all aircraft |
USCGC Munro (WMSL-755) is the sixth Legend-class cutter of the United States Coast Guard. Munro is the second cutter named for Signalman First Class Douglas A. Munro (1919–1942), the only Coast Guardsman to be awarded the Medal of Honor. The US Navy destroyer escort USS Douglas A. Munro (DE-422) was also named for Munro.
History
[edit]Huntington Ingalls Industries subsidiary Ingalls Shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi, was awarded the $487.1 million construction contract on April 30, 2013.[2] Construction officially began on October 7, 2013 with a ceremony marking the cutting of the first 100 tons of steel.[3] Munro was launched at Pascagoula on September 12, 2015 and christened there on November 14, 2015.[4][5]
On June 18, 2019, the crew participated in capturing a narco-submarine carrying 17,000 pounds of cocaine. The total amount of drugs seized was valued at $232 million USD, representing one of the largest drug seizures to date.[6] Video of the incident was later made available on both news and military websites. The video shows the Coast Guard ordering the submarine to stop, followed by Coast Guard personnel jumping aboard the still moving submarine and forcing the hatch open, leading to the surrender of the submarine's crew.[6][7]
See also
[edit]- National Security Cutter
- Coast Guard: USCGC Munro (WHEC-724)
- Navy: USS Douglas A. Munro (DE-422)
- Integrated Deepwater System Program
References
[edit]- ^ "National Security Cutter: Program Profile". USCG.mil. US Coast Guard. Archived from the original on 13 February 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- ^ "Acquisition Update: Contract Awarded for Production of Sixth National Security Cutter" (PDF). US Coast Guard. 2013-04-30. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
- ^ "Coast Guard Marks Production Milestones: NSC 4 Electronics Light-Off Achieved and NSC 6 Fabrication Begins" (PDF). US Coast Guard Acquisition. 2013-10-07. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
- ^ "Acquisition Update: Sixth National Security Cutter Launched" (PDF) (Press release). United States Coast Guard Deputy Commandant for Mission Support. 15 September 2015. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
- ^ "Munro Christening". Operation Inherent Resolve. United States Department of Defense. 14 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ a b Gstalter, Morgan (12 July 2019). "Coast Guard releases video of $232 million cocaine bust on moving submarine". The Hill. Washington, D.C. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ "Intense video shows Coast Guard capturing mini sub suspected of drug smuggling". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
External links
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- USCGC Munro (WMSL 755), U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area
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