USCGC Calhoun
{{short description|Legend-class cutters of the United States Coast Guard}}
| {{Infobox ship begin |infobox caption=USCGC Calhoun (WMSL-759)}}
{{Infobox ship image | Ship image=240522-N-RB182-1098 USCGC Calhoun (cropped).jpg | Ship caption= }} {{Infobox ship career | Ship country=United States | Ship flag={{shipboxflag|United States|coast guard}} | Ship name=Calhoun | Ship namesake= Charles L. Calhoun | Ship awarded=21 December 2018 | Ship builder=Huntington Ingalls Industries, Pascagoula, Mississippi | Ship original cost= $499.76 million{{cite web|title=Production Awarded For Eighth National Security Cutter |url=https://www.dcms.uscg.mil/Portals/10/CG-9/Newsroom/In%20The%20News%20Archives/2015/nsc040115.pdf|website=USCG.mil|publisher=US Coast Guard|accessdate=August 26, 2018}} | Ship laid down=23 July 2021 | Ship launched=2 April 2022 | Ship sponsor=Christina Calhoun Zubowicz | Ship christened=4 June 2022 | Ship acquired= | Ship commissioned=20 April 2024 | Ship decommissioned= | Ship struck= | Ship fate= | Ship homeport=North Charleston, South Carolina | Ship identification=Pennant number: WMSL-759 | Ship motto="Never Give Up"{{cite web|title=USCGC Calhoun (WMSL 759)|url=https://tioh.army.mil/Catalog/Heraldry.aspx?HeraldryId=19297&CategoryId=11014&grp=3&menu=Uniformed%20Services|website=tioh.army.mil|publisher=The Institute of Heraldry|accessdate=June 23, 2022}} | Ship status={{Ship in active service}} | Ship badge=125px }} {{Infobox ship characteristics | Header caption= | Ship class={{sclass2|Legend|cutter|0}} cutter | Ship displacement={{convert|4500|LT|lk=on}} | Ship length={{convert|418|ft|m|abbr=on}} | Ship beam={{convert|54|ft|m|abbr=on}} | Ship draft={{convert|22.5|ft|m|abbr=on}} | Ship propulsion=Combined diesel and gas | Ship speed={{convert|28|kn|lk=in}} | Ship range={{convert|12,000|nmi|lk=in|abbr=on}} | Ship endurance=60 to 90-day patrol cycles | Ship complement=120 | Ship sensors=*AN/SPS-75 air search radar
| Ship EW=*AN/SLQ-32 electronic warfare system |Ship armament= * 1 x Mk-110 57 mm Naval Gun System (variant of the Bofors 57 mm gun)
| Ship armor=*Ballistic protection for main gun | Ship aircraft=2 x MH-65C Dolphin MCH, or 1 x MH-65C Dolphin MCH and 2 x sUAS{{cite web|title=Coast Guard Selects Small UAS For NSC|url=https://www.dcms.uscg.mil/Portals/10/CG-9/Newsroom/In%20The%20News%20Archives/2016/uas062816.pdf?ver=2017-06-13-142928-460|website=USCG.mil|publisher=US Coast Guard|accessdate=August 27, 2018}} }} |
USCGC Calhoun (WMSL-759) is the tenth {{sclass2|Legend|cutter|3|United States Coast Guard Cutter}} of the United States Coast Guard.{{cite web|last=Vanderhaden|first=Jason M.|date=25 October 2019|title=Admiral Karl Schultz selects name for Coast Guard's 10th National Security Cutter|url=https://www.facebook.com/MCPOCG/posts/763045537474876|access-date=11 November 2019|website=Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard}} She is the first ship to be named after Charles L. Calhoun, the first Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard.
Development and design
{{Main|Legend-class cutter}}
All of Legend-class cutters were constructed by Huntington Ingalls Industries and were part of the Integrated Deepwater System Program.{{cite web|title=National Security Cutter (NSC)|url=http://www.uscg.mil/deepwater/system/nsc.htm|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070824030749/http://www.uscg.mil/deepwater/system/nsc.htm|archive-date=2007-08-24|access-date=2007-09-01|publisher=Integrated Deepwater System Program}} They are of the high endurance cutter roles with additional upgrades to make it more of an asset to the Department of Defense during declared national emergency contingencies.{{cite web|author=John Pike|title=Maritime Security Cutter, Large (WMSL) / National Security Cutter (NSC)|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/nsc.htm|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110901003351/http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ship/nsc.htm|archive-date=2011-09-01|access-date=2011-08-21}} The cutters are armed mainly to take on lightly-armed hostiles in low-threat environments.
Construction and career
Calhoun and her sister ship {{USCGC|Friedman|WMSL-760|2}} were ordered on 21 December 2018. On 12 November 2019, 100 tons of her steel had been cut.{{Cite web|title=USCGC Calhoun (WMSL-759) {{!}} Modern weapons|url=http://www.dmitryshulgin.com/tag/uscgc-calhoun-wmsl-759/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191119065201/http://www.dmitryshulgin.com/tag/uscgc-calhoun-wmsl-759/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=November 19, 2019|access-date=2021-01-10|language=en-US}} As of July 2021, she was more than halfway through her construction schedule. After the planned ceremony was delayed in 2020, her keel was formally authenticated on 23 July 2021.{{cite press release |url=https://newsroom.huntingtoningalls.com/releases/huntington-ingalls-industries-authenticates-keel-ofnational-security-cutter-calhoun-wmsl-759 |title=Huntington Ingalls Industries Authenticates Keel of National Security Cutter Calhoun (WMSL 759) |date=2021-07-23 |access-date=2021-08-07}}{{cite news |url=https://www.marinelink.com/news/hii-authenticates-keel-national-security-489409 |title=HII Authenticates Keel of National Security Cutter Calhoun (WMSL 759) |date=2021-07-25 |publisher=MarineLink |access-date=2021-08-07}} Calhoun was launched on 2 April 2022 and christened on 4 June 2022.{{cite news |url=https://www.overtdefense.com/2022/04/04/huntington-ingalls-launches-10th-nsc-for-the-coast-guard/ |title=Huntington Ingalls Launches 10th NSC for the Coast Guard |first=Benjamin |last=Felton |date=2022-04-04 |publisher=Overt Defense |access-date=2022-08-29}}{{cite news |url=https://www.stripes.com/branches/coast_guard/2022-06-06/national-security-cutter-calhoun-christening-6254887.html |title=Ingalls christens National Security Cutter Calhoun |first=Warren |last=Kulo |date=2022-06-06 |publisher=Stars and Stripes |access-date=2022-08-29}} Ingalls Shipbuilding announced on August 2, 2023 that Calhoun completed its acceptance sea trials.{{cite news |url=https://navyrecognition.com/index.php/naval-news/naval-news-archive/2023/august/13413-future-us-coast-guard-s-legend-class-cutter-calhoun-completes-sea-trials.html |title=Future US Coast Guard's Legend class cutter Calhoun completes sea trials |date=2023-08-02 |publisher=NavyRecognition |access-date=2023-08-04}} The Calhoun was delivered to Coast Guard Base Charleston and commissioned on April 20, 2024. {{cite news |url=https://www.wxxv25.com/us-coast-guard-commissions-newest-national-security-cutter-named-for-first-master-chief-petty-officer-of-the-coast-guard/ |title=US Coast Guard commissions newest national security cutter named for first Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard |date=2024-04-22 |publisher=WXXV News 25 |access-date=2024-05-15}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.atlanticarea.uscg.mil/Our-Organization/Area-Cutters/CGCCALHOUN/ USCGC CALHOUN (WMSL 759)]
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Category:Ships of the United States Coast Guard
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