USCGC Earl Cunningham
USCGC Earl Cunningham arriving at Coast Guard Base Kodiak | |
| History | |
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| United States | |
| Name | Earl Cunningham |
| Namesake | Earl Cunningham |
| Operator | United States Coast Guard |
| Builder | Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, Louisiana |
| Acquired | 2025-03-06 |
| Homeport | Kodiak, Alaska |
| Identification |
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| Motto | If Not Us Then Who |
| Status | in active service |
| Badge | |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Sentinel-class cutter |
| Displacement | 353 long tons (359 t) |
| Length | 153.5 ft (46.8 m) |
| Beam | 25.43 ft (7.75 m) |
| Draft | 8.46 ft (2.58 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph) |
| Range | 2,500 nautical miles (4,600 km; 2,900 mi) |
| Endurance | 5 days |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 1 × Over the Horizon cutter boat |
| Complement | 4 officers, 20 crew |
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| Notes | First Commanding Officer LT Frederick Scott |
USCGC Earl Cunningham (WPC-1159) is the United States Coast Guard's 59th Sentinel-class cutter. She supports multiple Coast Guard missions including port, waterway and coastal security, fishery patrols, drug and illegal immigrant law enforcement, search and rescue, and national defense operations. She was launched in 2025. The ship is based in Kodiak, Alaska.