USCGC Waesche

	Waesche arriving in San Francisco Bay, February 28, 2010
History
United States
Namesake	Admiral Russell R. Waesche
Ordered	January 2001
Builder	Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi
Laid down	September 11, 2006
Launched	July 12, 2008
Sponsored by	Marilla Waesche Pivonka
Commissioned	May 7, 2010
Identification	MMSI number: 338850000; Callsign: NBGN;
Motto	"Strength Endurance Service"
Status	In service
Badge
General characteristics
Displacement	4,306 long tons (4,375 t)
Length	418 ft (127 m)
Beam	54 ft (16 m)
Draft	21 ft (6.4 m)
Propulsion	Combined diesel and gas
Speed	28+ knots
Range	12,000 nm
Endurance	60 days
Sensors and ; processing systems	EADS 3D TRS-16 AN/SPS-75 Air Search Radar; SPQ-9B Fire Control Radar; AN/SPS-73 Surface Search Radar; AN/SLQ-32;
Electronic warfare ; & decoys	AN/SLQ-32 Electronic Warfare System; 2 SRBOC/ 2 x NULKA countermeasures chaff/rapid decoy launcher;
Armament	1 x MK 110 57mm gun a variant of the Bofors 57 mm gun and Gunfire Control System; 1 × 20 mm Block 1B Phalanx Close-In Weapons System; 4 × .50 caliber machine guns; 2 × M240B 7.62 mm machine guns;
Armor	Ballistic protection for main gun
Aircraft carried	2 x MH-65C Dolphin MCH, or 4 x VUAV or 1 x MH-65C Dolphin MCH and 2 x VUAV
Aviation facilities	50-by-80-foot (15 m × 24 m) flight deck, hangar for all aircraft

USCGC Waesche (WMSL-751) is the second Legend-class cutter of the United States Coast Guard.

History
Waesche arriving in San Francisco Bay, February 28, 2010
United States
Namesake	Admiral Russell R. Waesche
Ordered	January 2001
Builder	Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Mississippi
Laid down	September 11, 2006
Launched	July 12, 2008
Sponsored by	Marilla Waesche Pivonka
Commissioned	May 7, 2010
Identification	MMSI number: 338850000 Callsign: NBGN
Motto	"Strength Endurance Service"
Status	In service
Badge
General characteristics
Displacement	4,306 long tons (4,375 t)
Length	418 ft (127 m)
Beam	54 ft (16 m)
Draft	21 ft (6.4 m)
Propulsion	Combined diesel and gas
Speed	28+ knots
Range	12,000 nm
Endurance	60 days
Sensors and processing systems	EADS 3D TRS-16 AN/SPS-75 Air Search Radar SPQ-9B Fire Control Radar AN/SPS-73 Surface Search Radar AN/SLQ-32
Electronic warfare & decoys	AN/SLQ-32 Electronic Warfare System 2 SRBOC/ 2 x NULKA countermeasures chaff/rapid decoy launcher
Armament	1 x MK 110 57mm gun a variant of the Bofors 57 mm gun and Gunfire Control System 1 × 20 mm Block 1B Phalanx Close-In Weapons System 4 × .50 caliber machine guns 2 × M240B 7.62 mm machine guns
Armor	Ballistic protection for main gun
Aircraft carried	2 x MH-65C Dolphin MCH, or 4 x VUAV or 1 x MH-65C Dolphin MCH and 2 x VUAV
Aviation facilities	50-by-80-foot (15 m × 24 m) flight deck, hangar for all aircraft