USCGC Waesche

Waesche arriving in San Francisco Bay, February 28, 2010
History
United States
NamesakeAdmiral Russell R. Waesche
OrderedJanuary 2001
BuilderNorthrop Grumman Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi
Laid downSeptember 11, 2006
LaunchedJuly 12, 2008
Sponsored byMarilla Waesche Pivonka
CommissionedMay 7, 2010
Identification
Motto"Strength Endurance Service"
StatusIn service
Badge
General characteristics
Displacement4,306 long tons (4,375 t)
Length418 ft (127 m)
Beam54 ft (16 m)
Draft21 ft (6.4 m)
PropulsionCombined diesel and gas
Speed28+ knots
Range12,000 nm
Endurance60 days
Sensors &
processing systems
  • EADS 3D TRS-16 AN/SPS-75 Air Search Radar
  • SPQ-9B Fire Control Radar
  • AN/SPS-73 Surface Search Radar
  • AN/SLQ-32
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • AN/SLQ-32 Electronic Warfare System
  • 2 SRBOC/ 2 x NULKA countermeasures chaff/rapid decoy launcher
Armament
ArmorBallistic protection for main gun
Aircraft carried2 x MH-65C Dolphin MCH, or 4 x VUAV or 1 x MH-65C Dolphin MCH and 2 x VUAV
Aviation facilities50-by-80-foot (15 m × 24 m) flight deck, hangar for all aircraft

USCGC Waesche (WMSL-751) is the second Legend-class cutter of the United States Coast Guard.

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