USCGC Forward (WMEC-911)
USCGC Forward (WMEC-911) is a United States Coast Guard medium endurance cutter. Named for Walter Forward, fifteenth United States Secretary of the Treasury, she was constructed by Robert Derecktor Shipyard Incorporated, Middletown, Rhode Island was delivered in May 1989, and commissioned 4 August 1990. USCGC Forward (WMEC-911) and USCGC Legare (WMEC-912) were commissioned in a joint ceremony in Portsmouth, Virginia.
 USCGC Forward (WMEC-911) in 1992. | |
| History | |
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| Name: | USCGC Forward |
| Namesake: | Walter Forward |
| Builder: | Robert Derecktor Shipyard Incorporated, Rhode Island, U.S. |
| Acquired: | 4 August 1990 |
| Commissioned: | 1990 |
| Homeport: | Portsmouth, Virginia |
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| Motto: | Ever the Sentinel |
| Fate: | Active |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Famous-class cutter |
| Displacement: | 1,800 long tons (1,829 t) |
| Length: | 270 ft (82 m) |
| Beam: | 38 ft (12 m) |
| Draft: | 14.5 ft (4.4 m) |
| Propulsion: | Twin turbo-charged ALCO V-18 diesel engines |
| Speed: | 19.5 knots (36.1 km/h; 22.4 mph) |
| Range: | 9,900 miles |
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| Complement: | 100 personnel (14 officers, 86 enlisted) |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys: | AN/SLQ-32 |
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History
USCGC Forward at Port-au-Prince, Haiti in January 2010.
2010s
On 12 January 2010, USCGC Forward was at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base when the 2010 Haiti earthquake occurred. She was ordered to assist in the humanitarian relief efforts, and was the first American vessel to arrive in Port-au-Prince the following morning.[1][2]
References
- "Coast Guard Sends Cutters, Aircraft to Haiti". Navy Times. 2010-01-13. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
- Eric Lipton (January 13, 2010). "Devastation, Seen From a Ship". New York Times. Retrieved 2010-01-14.
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