Heritage-class cutter

The Heritage-class cutter, also known as the Offshore Patrol Cutter and the Maritime Security Cutter, Medium, is a cutter class of the United States Coast Guard (USCG), developed as part of the Integrated Deepwater System Program and built by Eastern Shipbuilding and Austal USA. Construction of the first vessel in the class began in January 2019. As they are completed, it is expected that they will replace 270-foot (82 m) Famous- and 210-foot (64 m) Reliance-class Medium Endurance Cutters.

Heritage-class cutter
Computer graphic illustration of the Heritage-class cutter provided by Eastern Shipbuilding.
Class overview
NameHeritage class
BuildersEastern Shipbuilding, Austal USA
Preceded byFamous and Reliance classes
Planned11 (possibly up to 25)
Building4
General characteristics
TypeUnited States Coast Guard Cutter
Displacement3,700 long tons (full load)
Length360 ft (110 m)
Beam54 ft (16 m)
Draft17 ft (5.2 m)
Installed power4 x 940 eKW diesel generators
Propulsion2 × 7,280 kW (9,760 hp) Fairbanks Morse 16V28/33D STC diesel engines at 1,000 rpm
Speed24.5 knots (45.4 km/h; 28.2 mph)
Range10,200 nmi (18,900 km; 11,700 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Endurance60 days
Boats & landing
craft carried
3 x Over-the-horizon boats
Complement126
Sensors and
processing systems
  • Saab Sea Giraffe AN/SPS-77 AMB multi-mode naval radar
  • AN/UPX-46 IFF
  • AN/URN-32 TACAN
  • MK 20 Mod 1 EOSS
  • Link 22 Tactical Data Link
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • AN/SLQ-32C(V)6 Electronic Warfare System
  • 2 x MK 53 Mod 10 NULKA Decoy Launching Systems
Armament
  • 1 x MK 110 57 mm gun a variant of the Bofors 57 mm gun and Gunfire Control System
  • 1 x BAE Systems Mk 38 Mod 3 25 mm gun with 7.62 mm co-axial gun
  • 2 x M2 Browning .50 caliber (12.7 mm) machine guns mounted on a MK 50 Stabilized Small Arms Mount (SSAM)
  • 4 x crew-served M2 Browning .50 caliber (12.7 mm) machine guns
  • Designed For but not with additional weapons
ArmorBallistic protection over critical areas and main gun
Aircraft carriedOne MH-60 or MH-65, plus sUAS
Aviation facilitiesFlight deck, hangar for all aircraft
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