USCGC Alert (WMEC-630)
History
United States
Builder	United States Coast Guard Yard, Curtis Bay, Maryland
Laid down	5 January 1968
Commissioned	4 August 1969
Homeport	Astoria, Oregon
Identification	MMSI number: 367299000 Callsign: NZVE
Motto	Rescue, Enforce, Defend
Status	In active service
General characteristics
Displacement	759 tons
Length	210 ft 6 in (64.16 m)
Beam	34 ft (10 m)
Draught	10 ft 6 in (3.20 m) max
Propulsion	2 x V16 2550 horsepower ALCO diesel engines
Speed	max 18 knots; 2,700 mile range
Range	cruise 14 knots; 6,100 mile range
Complement	12 officers, 63 enlisted
Sensors and processing systems	2 x AN/SPS-78
Armament	1 × Mk 38 25mm machine gun 2 × M2HB .50 caliber machine gun
Aircraft carried	HH-65 Dolphin

USCGC Alert (WMEC-630) is a United States Coast Guard medium endurance cutter and is the last 210-foot (64 m) medium endurance cutter constructed. The keel was laid on 5 January 1968 at the United States Coast Guard Yard at Curtis Bay, Maryland, and she was commissioned on Coast Guard Day, 4 August 1969. Alert derives her name from the early 19th century revenue cutter USRC Alert, which served in the early days of the Revenue Cutter Service.

External links

USCGC Alert (WMEC-630)

• Alert home page