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.
Computer graphic illustration of the Heritage-class cutter provided by Eastern Shipbuilding. | |
Class overview | |
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Name | Heritage class |
Builders | Eastern Shipbuilding, Austal USA |
Preceded by | Famous and Reliance classes |
Planned | 11 (possibly up to 25) |
Building | 4 |
General characteristics | |
Type | United States Coast Guard Cutter |
Displacement | 3,700 long tons (full load) |
Length | 360 ft (110 m) |
Beam | 54 ft (16 m) |
Draft | 17 ft (5.2 m) |
Installed power | 4 x 940 eKW diesel generators |
Propulsion | 2 × 7,280 kW (9,760 hp) Fairbanks Morse 16V28/33D STC diesel engines at 1,000 rpm |
Speed | 24.5 knots (45.4 km/h; 28.2 mph) |
Range | 10,200 nmi (18,900 km; 11,700 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
Endurance | 60 days |
Boats & landing craft carried | 3 x Over-the-horizon boats |
Complement | 126 |
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Electronic warfare & decoys |
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Armament |
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Armor | Ballistic protection over critical areas and main gun |
Aircraft carried | One MH-60 or MH-65, plus sUAS |
Aviation facilities | Flight deck, hangar for all aircraft |
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