USCGC Alert (WMEC-630)

For other ships with the same name, see USCGC Alert.
USCGC Alert (WMEC-630)
History
United States
BuilderUnited States Coast Guard Yard, Curtis Bay, Maryland
Laid down5 January 1968
Commissioned4 August 1969
HomeportPort Canaveral, Florida
Identification
MottoRescue, Enforce, Defend
StatusIn active service
General characteristics
Displacement759 tons
Length210 ft 6 in (64.16 m)
Beam34 ft (10 m)
Draught10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) max
Propulsion2 x V16 2550 horsepower ALCO diesel engines
Speedmax 18 knots; 2,700 mile range
Rangecruise 14 knots; 6,100 mile range
Complement12 officers, 63 enlisted
Sensors &
processing systems		2 x AN/SPS-78
Armament
Aircraft carriedHH-65 Dolphin

USCGC Alert (WMEC-630) is a United States Coast Guard medium endurance cutter and is the last 210-foot (64 m) medium endurance cutter constructed. The keel was laid on 5 January 1968 at the United States Coast Guard Yard at Curtis Bay, Maryland, and she was commissioned on Coast Guard Day, 4 August 1969. Alert derives her name from the early 19th century revenue cutter USRC Alert, which served in the early days of the Revenue Cutter Service.[1]

References

  1. ^ "USCGC ALERT (WMEC-630): Cutter History". United States Coast Guard - Pacific Area, U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Astoria, Oregon: Defense Media Activity. Retrieved 27 July 2025.
USCGC Alert (WMEC-630)


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