Name USCGC Legare Laid down July 11, 1986 Commissioned August 4, 1990 Length 82 m Displacement 1.633 million kg Draft 4.42 m Builder Middletown | Namesake Hugh Swinton Legare Acquired December 1, 1989 Homeport Portsmouth, Virginia Construction started 11 July 1986 Weight 1,829 tons Range 15.932506 million m | |
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USCGC Legare (WMEC-912) is a United States Coast Guard medium endurance cutter. Legare was laid down July 11, 1986 at Robert Derecktor Shipyard Incorporated of Middletown, Rhode Island. She was named for Hugh Swinton Legare a former United States Attorney General under President John Tyler. Legare was delivered December 1, 1989 and was commissioned August 4, 1990 at her homeport of Portsmouth, Virginia.
In 2009 the Legare participated in joint patrols with vessels of African nations.
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