USCGC James
{{Short description|Legend-class cutter of the U.S. Coast Guard}}
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{{Infobox ship image |Ship image=USCGC Joshua James 01.JPG |Ship image size=300px |Ship caption=James arriving in Boston for her commissioning August 8, 2015. }} {{Infobox ship career |Hide header= |Ship country=United States |Ship flag={{shipboxflag|United States|coast guard}} |Ship name= James |Ship namesake= Joshua James |Ship owner= |Ship operator= |Ship registry= |Ship route= |Ship ordered= |Ship awarded=September 9, 2011 |Ship builder=Huntington Ingalls Industries, Pascagoula, Mississippi, U.S. |Ship original cost= $482.8 Million |Ship yard number= |Ship way number= |Ship laid down=May 17, 2013 |Ship launched=May 3, 2014 |Ship sponsor=Charlene Benoit |Ship christened=August 16, 2014 |Ship completed= |Ship recommissioned= |Ship decommissioned= |Ship maiden voyage= |Ship in service= |Ship out of service= |Ship renamed= |Ship reclassified= |Ship refit= |Ship struck= |Ship reinstated= |Ship homeport=Charleston, South Carolina |Ship identification=*{{MMSI Number|368884000}}
|Ship motto= |Ship nickname= |Ship honours= |Ship honors= |Ship captured= |Ship fate= |Ship status= In service |Ship notes= |Ship badge= 125px }} {{Infobox ship characteristics |Hide header= |Header caption= |Ship class= |Ship type= |Ship tonnage= |Ship displacement=4500 LT |Ship length={{convert|418|ft|m|abbr=on}} |Ship beam= {{convert|54|ft|m|abbr=on}} |Ship height= {{convert|140|ft|m|abbr=on}} |Ship draught= |Ship draft= {{convert|22.5|ft|m|abbr=on}} |Ship depth= |Ship hold depth= |Ship decks=4 |Ship deck clearance= |Ship ramps= |Ship ice class= |Ship power= |Ship propulsion=Combined diesel and gas |Ship sail plan= |Ship speed=28+ knots |Ship range=12,000 nm |Ship endurance=60 days |Ship test depth= |Ship boats= |Ship capacity= |Ship troops= |Ship complement=111 (15 Officers, 15 CPO, 81 Enlisted) and can carry up to 148 depending on mission{{cite web|title=National Security Cutter: Program Profile|url=https://www.uscg.mil/acquisition/nsc/features.asp|website=USCG.mil|publisher=US Coast Guard|access-date=12 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170213164304/https://www.uscg.mil/acquisition/nsc/features.asp|archive-date=13 February 2017|url-status=live}} |Ship crew= |Ship time to activate= |Ship sensors=*EADS 3D TRS-16 AN/SPS-75 Air Search Radar
|Ship EW=*AN/SLQ-32 Electronic Warfare System |Ship armament= * 1 x MK 110 57mm gun a variant of the Bofors 57 mm gun and Gunfire Control System
|Ship armor=*Ballistic protection for main gun |Ship aircraft=2 x MH-65C Dolphin MCH, or 4 x VUAV or 1 x MH-65C Dolphin MCH and 2 x VUAV |Ship aircraft facilities={{convert|50|x|80|ft|adj=on}} flight deck, hangar for all aircraft }} |
USCGC James (WMSL-754) is the fifth {{sclass2|Legend|cutter|3|United States Coast Guard Cutter}} of the United States Coast Guard.
Etymology
USCGC James is named for Joshua James (1826–1902), an American sea captain and a U.S. Life-Saving Service station keeper credited with saving over 600 lives.{{cite web |url=http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2011/09/coast-guard-cutter-to-be-named-for-joshua-james/ |title=Coast Guard cutter to be named for Joshua James |publisher=US Coast Guard |date=2011-09-12 |access-date=2014-05-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227135308/http://coastguard.dodlive.mil/2011/09/coast-guard-cutter-to-be-named-for-joshua-james/ |archive-date=2014-02-27 |url-status=live }}
History
File:James Boston Bound – Division- East – Seed- 5 (25834522826).jpg in August 2015]]
Huntington Ingalls Industries, Ingalls Shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi was awarded the $482.8 million construction contract September 9, 2011.{{cite web |url=http://newsroom.huntingtoningalls.com/News-Releases/Photo-Release-Ingalls-Shipbuilding-Awarded-482-8-Million-Contract-to-Build-Fifth-U-S-Coast-Guar-10a.aspx |title=Ingalls Shipbuilding Awarded $482.8 Million Contract to Build Fifth U.S. Coast Guard National Security Cutter |publisher=Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc |date=2011-09-09 |access-date=2014-05-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512220456/http://newsroom.huntingtoningalls.com/News-Releases/Photo-Release-Ingalls-Shipbuilding-Awarded-482-8-Million-Contract-to-Build-Fifth-U-S-Coast-Guar-10a.aspx |archive-date=2014-05-12 |url-status=live }} Construction officially began May 14, 2012 with the ceremony marking the cutting of the first 100 tons of steel.{{cite web |url=http://www.uscg.mil/Acquisition/newsroom/updates/nsc051412.asp |title=Acquisition Update: Fabrication Starts for U.S. Coast Guard's Fifth National Security Cutter |publisher=US Coast Guard Acquisition |date=2012-05-14 |access-date=2014-05-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512222435/http://www.uscg.mil/Acquisition/newsroom/updates/nsc051412.asp |archive-date=2014-05-12 |url-status=live }} The keel was laid on May 17, 2013.{{cite web |url=http://www.uscg.mil/Acquisition/newsroom/updates/nsc051713.asp |title=Acquisition Update: Keel Authenticated for the Fifth National Security Cutter |publisher=US Coast Guard Acquisition |date=2013-05-17 |access-date=2014-05-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512224038/http://www.uscg.mil/Acquisition/newsroom/updates/nsc051713.asp |archive-date=2014-05-12 |url-status=live }} The cutter's sponsor is James' great great niece, Charlene Benoit. She is the great grand daughter of Joshua James' brother, Samuel James.{{cite web |url=http://newsroom.huntingtoningalls.com/News-Releases/Photo-Release-Keel-Authenticated-for-Ingalls-Shipbuilding-s-Fifth-National-Security-Cutter-305.aspx |title=Keel Authenticated for Ingalls Shipbuilding's Fifth National Security Cutter |publisher=Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc |date=2013-05-17 |access-date=2014-05-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512213938/http://newsroom.huntingtoningalls.com/News-Releases/Photo-Release-Keel-Authenticated-for-Ingalls-Shipbuilding-s-Fifth-National-Security-Cutter-305.aspx |archive-date=2014-05-12 |url-status=live }}
James was launched on May 3, 2014. She was christened August 16, 2014 and was commissioned in Boston on August 8, 2015.{{cite web|title=Commissioning in August for Coast Guard Cutter James|url=http://www.patriotledger.com/article/20150407/NEWS/150406963|publisher=The Patriot Ledger|access-date=3 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150821011016/http://www.patriotledger.com/article/20150407/NEWS/150406963|archive-date=21 August 2015|url-status=live}}
James served as a command and control platform in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Sept. 25, 2017. The cutter's crew deployed to aid in Hurricane Maria response operations and the ship's communications capabilities were used to help first responders coordinate efforts on the island.{{cite web|title=Cutter James Aids In Maria Response|url=https://www.dvidshub.net/image/3810600/cutter-james-aids-maria-response|access-date=27 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928055740/https://www.dvidshub.net/image/3810600/cutter-james-aids-maria-response|archive-date=28 September 2017|url-status=live}}
On August 8, 2022, James was damaged when the cutter ran aground while underway. After an investigation Captain Marc Brandt was permanently relieved of duties as the commanding officer of James.{{cite press release|title=US Coast Guard Cutter James' commanding officer permanently relieved|url=https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDHSCG/bulletins/3369fd1|publisher=U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area|date=2022-11-07|access-date=2022-11-07}}
In April 2024, James will deploy to Argentina for training exercise against illegal fishing with the Prefectura Naval Argentina{{cite web | title=El Gobierno extendió las sesiones extraordinarias en el Congreso | website=Tiempo Argentino | date=19 January 2024 | url=https://www.tiempoar.com.ar/ta_article/sesiones-extraordinarias-congreso/ | language=es | access-date=20 January 2024}}
but all of this lacks the authorization of Argentine Congress, required by law 25,880 on the entry of foreign military personnel. The ship that arrived in Buenos Aires on April 29, 2024 does not have authorization from Argentine Congress, as required by law, although there are controversies about this interpretation of the law
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See also
- {{sclass2|Legend|cutter|3|United States Coast Guard Cutter}}
- {{USCGC|Bertholf|WMSL-750}}
- {{USCGC|Waesche|WMSL-751}}
- {{USCGC|Stratton|WMSL-752}}
- {{USCGC|Hamilton|WMSL-753}}
- Integrated Deepwater System Program
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.atlanticarea.uscg.mil/Area-Cutters/CGCJAMES/}}
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Category:Ships built in Pascagoula, Mississippi
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