Name USCGC Rush Cost $20 million Motto "Kia'i Kai No Ka Oi" Length 115 m Weight 3,302 tons Range 22.530816 million m | Homeport Honolulu, Hawaii Launched 16 November 1968 Displacement 2.948 million kg Draft 4.6 m | |
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Status Decommissioned 3 February 2015 | ||
USCGC Rush (WHEC-723) was a U.S. Coast Guard high endurance Hamilton-class cutter that before being decommissioned was based out of Honolulu, Hawaii.
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As all Hamilton-class cutters, the Rush was constructed at Avondale Shipyard near New Orleans, Louisiana and launched November 16, 1968, she was the fifth Coast Guard Cutter to be named after Secretary of the Treasury Richard Rush, the nation's eighth Secretary of Treasury.
Decommissioning
On February 3, 2015, the United States Coast Guard officially decommissioned the Rush with a ceremony held in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Bangladesh Navy
The Coast Guard has transferred the "Rush" (now the BNS Somudra Avijan) to the Bangladesh Navy as part of a Foreign Military Sale through the Foreign Assistance Act. The transfer of the ship is [1].
The Rush is the Bangladesh Navy's second Hamilton-class cutter acquisition. The Bangladesh Navy's first Hamilton-class cutter acquired was the USCGC Jarvis (WHEC-725) given to Bangladesh in 2013. The Jarvis is now named the BNS Somudra Joy (F-28). The Bangladesh Navy designates these former Hamilton-class cutters as a "patrol frigate."
Awards
USCGC Rush has earned numerous awards in her storied history. Many of the Ship's awards were earned for heroic participation in the Vietnam War, as part of Operation Market Time. Awards listed were current to May 2014.