USCGC Forward was set to wrap a deployment in the Caribbean and was ported in Guantanamo Bay in order to onload fuel, supplies, and debrief the USCGC Tahoma prior to returning to home port. The Tahoma was set to take over operations in the area and the Forward was set to return home. In lieu of returning home, the Forward and her crew set sail to Haiti to initialize the U.S. response to the massive efforts that would eventually take place in the following weeks.
^"USCGC FORWARD (WMEC 911)". United States Coast Guard Atlantic Area, U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Defense Media Activity. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
^"Coast Guard Sends Cutters, Aircraft to Haiti". Navy Times. 2010-01-13. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
^Eric Lipton (January 13, 2010). "Devastation, Seen From a Ship". New York Times. Retrieved 2010-01-14.
^View of ribbon display posted on the ship's bridge and discussion with crew 22 July 2023.[not specific enough to verify]
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uscgc, forward, wmec, united, states, coast, guard, medium, endurance, cutter, fourth, cutter, that, name, were, united, states, revenue, cutter, service, vessels, including, contemporary, cutter, coast, guard, vessels, were, named, walter, forward, fifteenth,. USCGC Forward WMEC 911 is a United States Coast Guard medium endurance cutter She is the fourth cutter of that name two were United States Revenue Cutter Service vessels and two including the contemporary cutter Coast Guard vessels All were named for Walter Forward fifteenth United States Secretary of the Treasury 1 The present Forward was constructed by Robert Derecktor Shipyard Incorporated Middletown Rhode Island was delivered in May 1989 and commissioned 4 August 1990 USCGC Forward WMEC 911 and USCGC Legare WMEC 912 were commissioned in a joint ceremony in Portsmouth Virginia citation needed USCGC Forward USCGC Forward WMEC 911 in 1992 History United States NameUSCGC Forward NamesakeWalter Forward BuilderRobert Derecktor Shipyard Incorporated Rhode Island U S Acquired4 August 1990 Commissioned1990 HomeportPortsmouth Virginia IdentificationMMSI number 367261000 Callsign NICB MottoEver the Sentinel StatusIn active service Badge General characteristics Class and 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 Speed19 5 knots 36 1 km h 22 4 mph Range9 900 miles Boats amp landing craft carried1 Over the Horizon OTH Interceptor 1 RHI with twin 90 HP outboard engines Complement100 personnel 14 officers 86 enlisted Sensors and processing systemsMK 92 Fire Control Radar SPS 73 Surface Search Radar Electronic warfare amp decoysAN SLQ 32 Armament1 OTO Melara Mk 75 76 mm 62 caliber naval gun 2 50 caliber 12 7 mm machine gun Aircraft carriedHH 65 Dolphin HH 60 Jayhawk MH 68 Stingray Contents 1 History 1 1 2010s 1 2 Awards 2 References 3 External linksHistory edit nbsp USCGC Forward at Port au Prince Haiti in January 2010 2010s edit On 12 January 2010 USCGC Forward was at Guantanamo Bay Naval Base when the 2010 Haiti earthquake occurred She was ordered to assist in the humanitarian relief efforts and was the first American vessel to arrive in Port au Prince the following morning 2 3 USCGC Forward was set to wrap a deployment in the Caribbean and was ported in Guantanamo Bay in order to onload fuel supplies and debrief the USCGC Tahoma prior to returning to home port The Tahoma was set to take over operations in the area and the Forward was set to return home In lieu of returning home the Forward and her crew set sail to Haiti to initialize the U S response to the massive efforts that would eventually take place in the following weeks Awards edit This section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed July 2023 Learn how and when to remove this message Forward has been awarded the following unit and campaign awards Coast Guard Presidential Unit Citation Hurricane device Joint Meritorious Unit Award Second DHS Outstanding Unit Award Secretary of Transportation Outstanding Unit Award Coast Guard Unit Commendation Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation Second Operational Distinguishing Device Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation Meritorious Team Commendation Coast Guard E Ribbon Fourth Coast Guard Bicentennial Unit Commendation National Defense Service Medal Second Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal Global War on Terrorism Service Medal Humanitarian Service Medal Fourth Transportation 9 11 Ribbon Special Operations Service Ribbon 4 References edit USCGC FORWARD WMEC 911 United States Coast Guard Atlantic Area U S Department of Homeland Security Defense Media Activity Retrieved 6 April 2024 Coast Guard Sends Cutters Aircraft to Haiti Navy Times 2010 01 13 Retrieved 2010 01 13 Eric Lipton January 13 2010 Devastation Seen From a Ship New York Times Retrieved 2010 01 14 View of ribbon display posted on the ship s bridge and discussion with crew 22 July 2023 not specific enough to verify External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to USCGC Forward WMEC 911 USCGC Forward WMEC 911 home page nbsp This article about a specific ship or boat of the United States Armed Forces is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USCGC Forward amp oldid 1217705995, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
