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Uscg Medium Endurance CutterThe United States Coast Guard's fleet contains numerous smaller vessels, and about three dozen large icebreakers, High Endurance cutters and Medium Endurance cutters. There are three legacy vessels, the Alex Haley, Acushnet and the Storis. There are 13 vessels in the Famous class, and 14 vessels in the Reliance class. Famous class The Famous class vessels have pennant numbers in the range WMEC 901 through WMEC 913. | Length | 270 ft (82 m) | | Beam | 38 ft (11.6 m) | | Draft | 14.5 ft (4.4 m) | | Displacement | 1,800 tons | Pennant Numbers of Medium-Endurance Cutters | Pennant Number | Name | | WMEC-901 | | | WMEC-902 | | | WMEC-903 | | | WMEC-904 | | | WMEC-905 | Harriet Lane | | WMEC-906 | | | WMEC-907 | | | WMEC-908 | | | WMEC-905 | | | WMEC-901 | | Reliance class The Reliance class vessels have pennant numbers in the range WMEC 615 through WMEC 627 | Length overall | 210 ft 6 in (64 m) | | Length of design waterline | 200 ft 0 in (61 m) | | Beam | 34 ft 0 in (10.4 m) | | Full load draft | 10 ft 9 in (3.3 m) | | Displacement | 1127.2 tons | | Total power | 5,000 hp (3.7 MW) | | Sustained sea speed (Full) | 18 knots (33 km/h) | | Cruising speed (standard) | 12 knots (22 km/h) | | Range at standard speed | 8,000 nautical miles (15 km/h) | | Personnel allowance: | 75 | | Armaments | 25 mm autocannon, 2 x .50 caliber (12.7 mm) |
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