USCGC Northland (WMEC-904)

For other ships with the same name, see USCGC Northland.

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.

USCGC Northland (WMEC-904)
History
United States
Builder	Tacoma Boatbuilding Company, Tacoma, Washington
Laid down	1981
Launched	1982
Commissioned	December 17, 1984
Homeport	Portsmouth, Virginia
Identification	MMSI number: 367259000 Callsign: NLGF
Motto	From Aztec Shore to Arctic Zone
Status	In active service
General characteristics
Displacement	1,800 tons
Length	270 ft (82 m)
Beam	38 ft (12 m)
Draught	14.5 ft (4.4 m)
Propulsion	Twin turbo-charged ALCO V-18 diesel engines
Speed	19.5 knots
Range	9,900 miles
Complement	100 personnel (14 officers, 86 enlisted)
Electronic warfare & decoys	AN/SLQ-32A(V)2 MK 36 SRBOC
Armament	1 OTO Melara Mk 75 76 mm/62 caliber naval gun 2 × .50 caliber (12.7 mm) machine gun
Aircraft carried	HH-65 Dolphin HH-60 Jayhawk MH-68 Stingray

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]

Images

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  Pinckney and USCGC Northland train in the Pacific, April 2020
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  USCGC Northland crew returning from a bording
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  3,500 pounds of cocaine seized by USCGC Northland 2012

External links

• Northland home page