page_title: USCGC Active (WMEC-618)
hierarchical_section_title: USCGC Active (WMEC-618)
caption_attribution_description: English: SAN PEDRO, Calif. – The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Active arrives in Cabrillo Beach at berth 46 July 3 to take part in Coast Guard Days sponsored by the Navy League of Los Angeles. The Coast Guard Cutter Active (WMEC-618) homeported in Port Angeles, Wash. and is primarily assigned to law enforcement and search and rescue duties. (U.S. Coast Guard photo/Petty Officer 3rd Class Christina L. Bozeman) This image or file is a work of a United States Coast Guard service personnel or employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, the image or file is in the public domain (17 U.S.C. § 101 and § 105, USCG main privacy policy and specific privacy policy for its imagery server). English&#160;| italiano&#160;| македонски&#160;| മലയാളം&#160;| +/−
context_page_description: USCGC Active (WMEC-618) is a United States Coast Guard medium endurance cutter. Active was launched at Christy Corporation, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin on July 31, 1965. Commissioned as a Coast Guard Cutter on September 1, 1966, she is 210 feet long, has a 34-foot beam, displaces 1000 tons, and draws 10 feet of water. She is powered by two diesel engines, combined for a total of 5,000 hp. Quarters are provided for up to 12 officers and 70 enlisted members. Active's cruising range is 5,000 nautical miles at 15 knots, designed with an operating endurance of about 30 days. At top speed of 18 knots, Active has an approximate range of 2,200 nautical miles. Active's armament consists of a single 25 mm gun on the forecastle. 50 caliber machine guns can also be mounted on the forecastle. bridge or fantail. The Active has a flight deck which allows for the deployment of a Coast Guard HH-65 Dolphin or MH-68A Stingray Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron. USCGC Active has received several awards in recent years for its outstanding service to the maritime community, including oil spill clean ups in Prince William Sound, Alaska during the Exxon Valdez oil spill.
context_section_description: USCGC Active (WMEC-618) is a United States Coast Guard medium endurance cutter. Active was launched at Christy Corporation, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin on July 31, 1965. Commissioned as a Coast Guard Cutter on September 1, 1966, she is 210 feet (64 m) long, has a 34-foot (10 m) beam, displaces 1000 tons, and draws 10 feet (3.0 m) of water.  She is powered by two diesel engines, combined for a total of 5,000 hp (3,700 kW).  Quarters are provided for up to 12 officers and 70 enlisted members.  Active's cruising range is 5,000 nautical miles (9,000 km) at 15 knots (28 km/h), designed with an operating endurance of about 30 days.  At top speed of 18 knots (33 km/h), Active has an approximate range of 2,200 nautical miles (4,070 km).  Active's armament consists of a single 25 mm gun on the forecastle.  50 caliber machine guns can also be mounted on the forecastle. bridge or fantail.  The Active has a flight deck which allows for the deployment of a Coast Guard HH-65 Dolphin or MH-68A Stingray Helicopter Interdiction Tactical Squadron (HITRON).  USCGC Active has received several awards in recent years for its outstanding service to the maritime community, including oil spill clean ups in Prince William Sound, Alaska during the Exxon Valdez oil spill.
caption: USCGC Active (WMEC-618)
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