Function: Law Enforcement, Defense Operations, Search & Rescue.





General Characteristics, 270-Foot Medium Endurance Cutter



Length, Overall:

270 feet





Maximum Range:

9,900 miles





Maximum Speed:

19.5 knots







Armament:

One MK 75mm gun

Two .50 caliber machine guns





Crew:

100 Personnel (14 Officers, 86 Enlisted)











270-Foot WMECs in Service:

Bear (WMEC-901), Portsmouth, VA

Campbell (WMEC-909), New Bedford, MA

Escanaba (WMEC-907), Boston, MA

Forward (WMEC-911), Portsmouth, VA

Harriet Lane (WMEC-903), Portsmouth, VA

Legare (WMEC-912), Portsmouth, VA

Mohawk (WMEC-913), Key West, FL

Northland (WMEC-904), Portsmouth, VA

Seneca (WMEC-906), Boston, MA

Spencer (WMEC-905), Boston, MA

Tahoma (WMEC-908), New Bedford, MA

Tampa (WMEC-902), Portsmouth, VA

Thetis (WMEC-910), Key West, FL