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USCGC Northland (WMEC-904)

For other ships with the same name, see USCGC Northland.
USCGC Northland WMEC-904
USCGC Northland (WMEC-904)
History
United States
BuilderTacoma Boatbuilding Company, Tacoma, Washington
Laid down1981
Launched1982
CommissionedDecember 17, 1984
HomeportPortsmouth, Virginia
Identification
MottoFrom Aztec Shore to Arctic Zone
StatusIn active service
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General characteristics
Displacement1,800 tons
Length270 ft (82 m)
Beam38 ft (12 m)
Draught14.5 ft (4.4 m)
PropulsionTwin turbo-charged ALCO V-18 diesel engines
Speed19.5 knots
Range9,900 miles
Complement100 personnel (14 officers, 86 enlisted)
Electronic warfare
& decoys		AN/SLQ-32A(V)2 MK 36 SRBOC
Armament
Aircraft carried

USCGC Northland (WMEC-904) is a United States Coast Guard medium endurance cutter. Her keel was laid down in 1981 and she was launched in 1982 by the Tacoma Boatbuilding Company of Tacoma, Washington. She was commissioned on December 17, 1984.

History

The USCGC Northland is the second cutter to carry that name (she is named after USCGC Northland (WPG-49)) and the fourth of the thirteen Famous Class cutters currently serving in the 270 feet (82 m) medium endurance cutter fleet. Northland is home ported in Portsmouth, Virginia.

Northland has many missions including Search and rescue, Law Enforcement and Interdiction, Homeland Security, and Defense Operations. Northland's crew is composed of officers and enlisted personnel with a large variety of different Coast Guard rates. Northland's primary area of operation includes but is not limited to the Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, and the Gulf of Mexico.[1]

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