USCGC ''Waesche'' (WMSL-751) is the second

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of the

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Namesake

''Waesche'' is named for Coast Guard Admiral

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(1886–1946). Waesche graduated from the

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School of Instruction in 1906, was commissioned an ensign, and then served with distinction in a succession of diverse and increasingly responsible Coast Guard assignments at sea and ashore. He served as Commandant of the Coast Guard from 1936 to 1945 during a tumultuous and eventful period in the life of the service, and was the first Coast Guardsman to achieve the rank of

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History

Construction began in 2006 by

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's Ship System Ingalls Shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi. On November 6, 2009 the Coast Guard took delivery of the ''Waesche''. She arrived at her homeport at

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on February 28, 2010 and was commissioned on May 7, 2010. In 2012 ''Waesche'' became the 2nd U.S. surface combatant and the first Coast Guard cutter to use the Phalanx CIWS to defeat an unmanned aerial vehicle with a low, slow flying aircraft profile. On 19 September 2020, the cutter was in the western Pacific where she suffered a stack fire. The blaze was controlled in ninety minutes. Five crewmen reported minor injuries and the vessel went to

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for inspection and repair. Repairs were completed in January 2021. File:403238251 dscn9798.jpg, ''Waesche'' under construction at Northrop Grumman Ship Systems Ingalls Operations in

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on 6 Jun 2012. File:Fire rages on USCGC Waesche in the Pacific Ocean on 19 September 2020.jpg, Members of ''Waesche''s crew fighting the September 2020 fire

References

External links

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