USCGC Forward

USCGC Forward (WMEC-911) is a United States Coast Guard medium endurance cutter. Named for Walter Forward, fifteenth United States Secretary of the Treasury, she 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.

USCGC Forward
USCGC Forward (WMEC-911)
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
Identification
MottoEver the Sentinel
StatusIn active service
BadgeUSCGC Forward (WMEC-911) Crest.
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 & landing
craft carried
Complement100 personnel (14 officers, 86 enlisted)
Sensors and
processing systems
Electronic warfare
& decoys		AN/SLQ-32
Armament
Aircraft carried

History
USCGC Forward at Port-au-Prince, Haiti in January 2010.

2010s

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.[1][2]

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 CGC 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

Forward has been awarded the following unit and campaign awards:

[3]

References
  1. "Coast Guard Sends Cutters, Aircraft to Haiti". Navy Times. 2010-01-13. Retrieved 2010-01-13.
  2. Eric Lipton (January 13, 2010). "Devastation, Seen From a Ship". New York Times. Retrieved 2010-01-14.
  3. View of ribbon display posted on the ship's bridge and discussion with crew 22 July 2023.
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