Hamilton-class cutter

USCGC Hamilton (WHEC-715), lead ship of the Hamilton class
Class overview
Name	Hamilton class
Builders	Avondale Shipyards
Operators	See Operators
Preceded by	Treasury-class cutter
Succeeded by	Legend-class cutter[1]
Built	1965–1972
In commission	1967–present
Planned	12
Completed	12
Active	Serving in other countries: 2  Bangladesh Navy 2  Nigerian Navy 3  Philippine Navy 2  Sri Lanka Navy 2 (+1) Vietnam Coast Guard
Retired	12  United States Coast Guard
General characteristics
Type	High endurance cutter / Large patrol vessel
Displacement	3,250 metric tons
Length	378 ft (115 m)
Beam	43 ft (13 m)
Draft	15 ft (4.6 m)
Installed power	2 × 550KW GM 8-645 diesel generators 1 × 500KW Solar Model 101506-2001 gas generator
Propulsion	CODOG system 2 × Fairbanks-Morse 38TD8-1/8-12 12-cylinder diesel engines generating 7,000 hp (5,200 kW) and 2 × Pratt & Whittney FT4A-6 gas turbines producing 36,000 hp (27,000 kW)
Speed	29 kn (54 km/h; 33 mph)
Range	14,000 nmi (26,000 km; 16,000 mi)
Endurance	45 days
Complement	167 and can carry up to 186
Sensors and processing systems	AN/SPS-40E Air Search Radar AN/SPS-73 Surface Search Radar AN/WLR-1H Electronic Support Surveillance Equipment MK 92 fire-control system Mk 56 fire-control system TACAN
Electronic warfare & decoys	2 × MK 36 SRBOC launcher system
Armament	1 × OTO Melara Mark 75 76 mm/62 caliber naval gun 2 × 25 mm Mk38 1 × MK 15 Block 1 20 mm Phalanx CIWS 6 × .50 caliber machine guns
Aircraft carried	1 × MH-65 Helicopter
Aviation facilities	Flight deck and Hangar

The Hamilton-class cutter was the largest class of vessel in the United States Coast Guard until replaced by the Legend-class cutter, aside from the Polar-class icebreaker. The hull classification symbol is prefixed WHEC. The cutters are called the Hamilton class after their lead ship, or the "Secretary class" because most of the vessels in the class were named for former Secretaries of the Treasury, with the exception of the "Hero-class cutters" Jarvis, Munro and Midgett.