USCGC Mohawk (WMEC-913)

USCGC Mohawk (WMEC-913)
History
United States
NameUSCGC Mohawk
NamesakeMohawk nation
BuilderRobert Derecktor Shipyard Incorporated, Middletown, Rhode Island
LaunchedSeptember 9, 1989
CommissionedMarch 1991
HomeportKey West, Florida
Identification
MottoLifesaver – Enforcer – Defender
Nickname(s)"Mighty Mo"
StatusActive
General characteristics
Class & typeFamous-class cutter
Displacement1,800 long tons (1,829 t)
Length270 ft (82 m)
Beam38 ft (12 m)
Draft14.5 ft (4.4 m)
PropulsionTwin turbo-charged ALCO V-18 diesel engines
Range9,900 nautical miles (18,300 km; 11,400 mi)
Endurance14-21 days
Boats & landing
craft carried
  • 1 × Over-the-Horizon (OTH) Interceptor
  • 1 × Cutter Boat Large (CB-L)
Aircraft carried

USCGC Mohawk (WMEC-913) is a 270' United States Coast Guard Famous-class medium endurance cutter. She was launched on September 9, 1989 at Robert Derecktor Shipyard Incorporated of Middletown, Rhode Island and commissioned in March 1991. She is the third cutter named for the Mohawk nation, a tribe of Iroquoian Indians from the Mohawk Valley of New York.