USCGC Ingham (WMSM-917)
History
United States
NameIngham
NamesakeUSCGC Ingham (WHEC-35)
Awarded15 October 2016
BuilderEastern Shipbuilding, Panama City
Laid down15 July 2022
Sponsored byLisa Murkowski
HomeportKodiak
IdentificationPennant number: WMSM-917
StatusUnder Construction
General characteristics
Class and typeHeritage-class cutter
Displacement4,520 long tons (full load)
Length360 ft (110 m)
Beam53 ft (16 m)
Draft16 ft (4.9 m)
Installed power4 x 940 eKW diesel generators
Propulsion2 × 7,280 kW (9,760 hp) MAN 16V28/33D STC diesel engines at 1,000 rpm[1]
Speed24.5 knots (45.4 km/h; 28.2 mph)
Range10,200 nmi (18,900 km; 11,700 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Endurance60 days
Boats & landing
craft carried		3 x over-the-horizon boats
Complement126
Sensors and
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys
Armament
  • 1 x MK 110 57mm gun a variant of the Bofors 57 mm gun and Gunfire Control System
  • 1 x BAE Systems Mk 38 Mod 3 25 mm gun with 7.62 mm co-axial gun[3]
  • 2 x M2 Browning .50 caliber (12.7 mm) machine guns mounted on a MK 50 Stabilized Small Arms Mount (SSAM)
  • 4 x Crew Served M2 Browning .50 caliber (12.7 mm) machine guns
  • Designed For but not with additional weapons
ArmorBallistic protection over critical areas and main gun
Aircraft carriedOne MH-60 or MH-65, plus sUAS
Aviation facilitiesHangar and helipad

USCGC Ingham (WMSM-917) is the third Heritage-class cutter of the United States Coast Guard (USCG).

Development and design

Heritage-class cutters are the newest class of cutter in the USCG, bridging the capabilities of the Legend and Sentinel classes. They are tasked to go against lightly armed hostiles in low-threat environments.

In February 2014, the USCG announced that Bollinger Shipyards, Eastern Shipbuilding, and General Dynamics Bath Iron Works had been awarded design contracts for the OPC.[4] The Government Accountability Office denied contract appeals by VT Halter Marine and Ingalls Shipbuilding.[5]

In September 2016, Eastern Shipbuilding of Panama City, Florida, was awarded a $110.3 million contract to build the first Offshore Patrol Cutter with an option to purchase eight additional cutters.[6][7] On 15 October 2016, the Coast Guard issued a notice to proceed with the detailed design of the Offshore Patrol Cutter to Eastern Shipbuilding.[8]

Construction and career

Ingham's engine will be built by Fairbanks Morse at its factory in Beloit, Wisconsin.[9]

Construction began on Ingham 27 September 2021 at Eastern Shipbuilding Group's Allanton and Nelson St. facilities.[10] Her sponsor is Alaska senator Lisa Murkowski. Her keel was authenticated on 15 July 2022.[11]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Eastern Shipbuilding Selects MAN 28/33D STC Engines for US Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) Programme". Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  2. ↑ "Saab to Provide Multi-Mode Radar for US Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Cutter". Saab Corporate.
  3. ↑ "Exhibit P-40, Budget Line Item Justification: PB 2020 Navy" (PDF). www.dacis.com/. Retrieved 21 December 2019.
  4. ↑ CAVAS, CHRISTOPHER P. (14 February 2014). "3 Firms Win Design Contracts for New US Coast Guard Cutter". www.defensenews.com. Gannett Government Media. Archived from the original on February 15, 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
  5. ↑ "GAO denies protest over Coast Guard patrol cutters". www.washingtontimes.com. The Associated Press. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
  6. ↑ LaGrone, Sam (15 September 2016). "Eastern Shipbuilding Wins Coast Guard Offshore Patrol Cutter Award; Bests BIW, Bollinger". USNI News.
  7. ↑ LaGrone, Sam (21 September 2016). "Coast Guard Ready for Possible Offshore Patrol Cutter Protest". USNI News. Retrieved 29 March 2017.
  8. ↑ "USCG: Offshore Patrol Cutter". www.uscg.mil. Retrieved 2017-02-17.
  9. ↑ "Fairbanks Morse to Deliver Main Propulsion Diesel Engines for Future USCGC Ingham - DefPost". defpost.com. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
  10. ↑ Blenkey, Nick (2021-09-28). "Eastern Shipbuilding cuts steel for third OPC". Marine Log.
  11. ↑ "Eastern Shipbuilding hosts keel-laying ceremony for third USCGC Ingham (WMSM-917)". 2022-07-18. Retrieved 2022-08-29.


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