USCGC Legare (WSC-144)
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Name | USCGC Legare |
| Namesake | Hugh Swinton Legare |
| Operator | United States Coast Guard |
| Builder | American Brown Boveri Electrical Corporation, Camden, New Jersey |
| Cost | US$63,173.00 |
| Launched | February 14, 1927 |
| Commissioned | March 17, 1927 |
| Decommissioned | March 5, 1968 |
| Reclassified | WMEC-144 in 1966 |
| Fate | Unknown |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Active-class patrol boat |
| Displacement | 232 tons |
| Length | 125 feet |
| Beam | 23 feet, 6 inches |
| Draft | 7 feet, 6 inches |
| Propulsion | 2 x 6-cylinder, 300 hp engins |
| Range | 3,500 nmi (6,500 km; 4,000 mi) At max. speed: 2,500 nmi (4,600 km; 2,900 mi) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 long boats |
| Complement | 20 men (3 officers, 17 enlisted men) |
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USCGC Legare (WSC-144) was cutter that served in the United States Coast Guard for almost forty-one years.