USCGC Chase (WMSM-916)

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

USCGC Chase (WMSM-916) is the second Heritage-class cutter of the United States Coast Guard (USCG).

USCGC Chase (WMSM-916)

History
United States
Name	Chase
Namesake	USCGC Chase
Awarded	15 October 2016
Builder	Eastern Shipbuilding, Panama City
Laid down	Expected, 2021
Acquired	Expected, 2023
Homeport	San Pedro
Identification	Pennant number: WMSM-916
Status	Under construction
General characteristics
Class & type	Heritage-class cutter
Displacement	4,520 long tons (4,590 t) (full load)
Length	360 ft (110 m)
Beam	53 ft (16 m)
Draft	16 ft (4.9 m)
Installed power	4 x 940 eKW diesel generators
Propulsion	2 × 7,280 kW (9,760 hp) MAN 16V28/33D STC diesel engines at 1,000 rpm[1]
Speed	24.5 knots (45.4 km/h; 28.2 mph)
Range	10,200 nmi (18,900 km; 11,700 mi) at 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Endurance	60 days
Boats & landing craft carried	3 x Over-the-horizon boats
Complement	126
Sensors & processing systems	Saab Sea Giraffe AN/SPS-77 AMB multi-mode naval radar[2] AN/UPX-46 IFF AN/URN-32 TACAN MK 20 Mod 1 EOSS Link 22 tactical data link
Electronic warfare & decoys	AN/SLQ-32C(V)6 electronic warfare system 2 x MK 53 Mod 10 NULKA decoy launching systems
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
Armor	Ballistic protection over critical areas and main gun
Aircraft carried	One MH-60 or MH-65, plus sUAS
Aviation facilities	Hangar and helipad

Development and design

Main article: Heritage-class cutter

Heritage-class cutters are the newest class of cutter in the USCG, bridging the capabilities of the Legend and the 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 October 15, 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

Chase's first steel cutting started on 27 April 2020. She is scheduled to laid down in 2021 and be completed by 2023.^[9]

See also

• Integrated Deepwater System Program