USCGC Calhoun
Legend-class cutters of the United States Coast Guard
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USCGC Calhoun (WMSL-759) is the tenth Legend-class cutter of the United States Coast Guard.[4] She is the first ship to be named after Charles L. Calhoun, the first Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard.
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | Calhoun |
| Namesake | Charles L. Calhoun |
| Awarded | 21 December 2018 |
| Builder | Huntington Ingalls Industries, Pascagoula, Mississippi |
| Cost | $499.76 million[1] |
| Laid down | 23 July 2021 |
| Launched | 2 April 2022 |
| Sponsored by | Christina Calhoun Zubowicz |
| Christened | 4 June 2022 |
| Commissioned | 20 April 2024 |
| Home port | North Charleston, South Carolina |
| Identification | Pennant number: WMSL-759 |
| Motto | "Never Give Up"[2] |
| Status | in active service |
| Badge | _CoA.png) |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Legend-class cutter |
| Displacement | 4,500 long tons (4,600 t) |
| Length | 418 ft (127 m) |
| Beam | 54 ft (16 m) |
| Draft | 22.5 ft (6.9 m) |
| Propulsion | Combined diesel and gas |
| Speed | 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) |
| Range | 12,000 nmi (22,000 km; 14,000 mi) |
| Endurance | 60 to 90-day patrol cycles |
| Complement | 120 |
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| Armor | Ballistic protection for main gun |
| Aircraft carried | 2 x MH-65C Dolphin MCH, or 1 x MH-65C Dolphin MCH and 2 x sUAS[3] |
Development and design
All of Legend-class cutters were constructed by Huntington Ingalls Industries and were part of the Integrated Deepwater System Program.[5] They are of the high endurance cutter roles with additional upgrades to make it more of an asset to the Department of Defense during declared national emergency contingencies.[6] The cutters are armed mainly to take on lightly armed hostiles in low-threat environments.
Construction and career
Calhoun and her sister ship Friedman were ordered on 21 December 2018. On 12 November 2019, 100 tons of her steel had been cut.[7] As of July 2021, she was more than halfway through her construction schedule. After the planned ceremony was delayed in 2020, her keel was formally authenticated on 23 July 2021.[8][9] Calhoun was launched on 2 April 2022 and christened on 4 June 2022.[10][11] Ingalls Shipbuilding announced on August 2, 2023 that Calhoun completed her acceptance sea trials.[12] Calhoun was delivered to Coast Guard Base Charleston and commissioned on April 20, 2024. [13]
