USCGC Chase (WMSM-916)
Heritage-class cutters of the United States Coast Guard
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USCGC Chase (WMSM-916) is the second Heritage-class cutter of the United States Coast Guard (USCG).
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | Chase |
| Namesake | USCGC Chase |
| Awarded | 15 October 2016 |
| Builder | Eastern Shipbuilding, Panama City |
| Laid down | Expected, 2021 |
| Acquired | Expected, 2023 |
| Home port | San Pedro |
| Identification | Pennant number: WMSM-916 |
| Status | Under construction |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Heritage-class cutter |
| Displacement | 4,520 long tons (4,590 t) (full load) |
| Length | 360 ft (110 m) |
| Beam | 53 ft (16 m) |
| Draft | 16 ft (4.9 m) |
| Installed power | 4 x 940 eKW diesel generators |
| Propulsion | 2 × 7,280 kW (9,760 hp) MAN 16V28/33D STC diesel engines at 1,000 rpm[1] |
| 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 |
| Sensors & processing systems | |
| 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 | Hangar and helipad |
Development and design
Heritage-class cutters are the newest class of cutter in the USCG, bridging the capabilities of the Legend and the Sentinel classes. They are tasked to go against lightly armed hostiles in low-threat environments.
In February 2014, the USCG announced that Bollinger Shipyards, Eastern Shipbuilding, and General Dynamics Bath Iron Works had been awarded design contracts for the OPC.[4] The Government Accountability Office denied contract appeals by VT Halter Marine and Ingalls Shipbuilding.[5]
In September 2016, Eastern Shipbuilding of Panama City, Florida, was awarded a $110.3 million contract to build the first Offshore Patrol Cutter with an option to purchase eight additional cutters.[6][7] On October 15, 2016 the Coast Guard issued a notice to proceed with the detailed design of the Offshore Patrol Cutter to Eastern Shipbuilding.[8]
