USCGC Legare (WSC-144)

History
United States
NameUSCGC Legare
NamesakeHugh Swinton Legare
OperatorUnited States Coast Guard
BuilderAmerican Brown Boveri Electrical Corporation, Camden, New Jersey
CostUS$63,173.00
LaunchedFebruary 14, 1927
CommissionedMarch 17, 1927
DecommissionedMarch 5, 1968
ReclassifiedWMEC-144 in 1966
FateUnknown
General characteristics
Class & typeActive-class patrol boat
Displacement232 tons
Length125 feet
Beam23 feet, 6 inches
Draft7 feet, 6 inches
Propulsion2 x 6-cylinder, 300 hp engins
Range3,500 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
Complement20 men (3 officers, 17 enlisted men)
Armament

USCGC Legare (WSC-144) was cutter that served in the United States Coast Guard for almost forty-one years.