USCGC Waesche
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USCGC Waesche (WMSL-751) is the second Legend-class cutter of the United States Coast Guard.
Namesake
Waesche is named for Coast Guard Admiral Russell R. Waesche (1886–1946). Waesche graduated from the United States Revenue Cutter Service School of Instruction in 1906, was commissioned an ensign, and then served with distinction in a succession of diverse and increasingly responsible Coast Guard assignments at sea and ashore.[1] He served as Commandant of the Coast Guard from 1936 to 1945 during a tumultuous and eventful period in the life of the service, and was the first Coast Guardsman to achieve the rank of admiral.[2]
History
Construction began in 2006 by Northrop Grumman's Ship System Ingalls Shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi.
On November 6, 2009 the Coast Guard took delivery of the Waesche.[3] She arrived at her homeport at Coast Guard Island, Alameda, California on February 28, 2010 [4] and was commissioned on May 7, 2010.[5] In 2012 Waesche became the 2nd U.S. surface combatant and the first Coast Guard cutter to use the Phalanx CIWS to defeat an unmanned aerial vehicle with a low, slow flying aircraft profile.[6]
On 19 September 2020, the cutter was in the western Pacific where she suffered a stack fire. The blaze was controlled in ninety minutes.[7] Five crewmen reported minor injuries and the vessel went to Yokosuka for inspection and repair at U.S. Naval Ship Repair Facility and Japan Regional Maintenance Center (SRF-JRMC). Repairs were completed in January 2021.[8]
In the period between November 7, 2023 and November 20, 2023 the crew of USCGC Waesche offloaded approximately Script error: No such module "convert". of cocaine, with an estimated street value of more than Template:Usd239 million.[9]
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Waesche under construction at Northrop Grumman Ship Systems Ingalls Operations in Pascagoula, Mississippi
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KRI Iskandar Muda, KRI Banda Aceh, and USCGC Waesche in Java Sea on 6 Jun 2012.
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Members of WaescheTemplate:'s crew fighting the September 2020 fire
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USCGC Waesche moored in San Francisco during Fleet Week 2023
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See also
References
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- ↑ USCG Celebration! - Coast Guard's newest cutter arrives this weekend to new homeport, here in San Francisco Bay - Welcome USCGC Waesche! Template:Webarchive, Sam Spade's San Francisco, February 27, 2010
- ↑ She is currently home ported at Alameda, California. USCGC Waesche (WMSL 751) May 2010 Commissioning Ceremony Template:Webarchive - Navy League of the United States. Retrieved 2010-02-28.
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External links
- USCGC Waesche Captures a Semi-Submersible
- Home page
- National Security Cutter Waesche (WMSL 751) - usmilnet.com - pictures and articles
- National Security Cutter Gallery
- National Security Cutter Home