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} |} The United States Coast Guard cutter USCGC ''Morgenthau'' (WHEC-722) is the eighth of twelve 378-foot dual-powered turbine/diesel high endurance cutters (WHECs) built by Avondale Shipyards in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Coast Guard commissioned the ''Morgenthau'' military high endurance cutter on March 10, 1969. As of November 2013 ''Morgenthau'' is homeported in Honolulu, Hawaii, at Sand Island, a small island within Honolulu's city limits.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=U.S. Coast Guard Base Honolulu )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Morgenthau - Welcome aboard! )〕 The cutter currently patrols from South America to the Bering Sea, conducting counter-narcotics missions, alien migrant interdiction operations, foreign and domestic fisheries enforcement, and search and rescue. In the 1960s-1970s the "jet-powered" ''Hamilton''-class cutters were state-of-the-art, technologically innovative, and the pride of the Coast Guard cutter fleet. However, in 2011 the Coast Guard acknowledged Hamilton class cutters have exceeded service life and stated the Coast Guard is making steady progress in replacing its 12 Hamilton Class cutters with eight National Security Cutters. At the time, the most distinctive aspect of the ''Hamilton''-class cutters were its twin turbine engines capable of propelling the cutter from 0 to 30+ knots in 60 seconds (and with its large variable-pitch propellers, coming to a full stop equally fast) Due to the Cold War, Hamilton-class cutters were configured for anti-submarine warfare (ASW): the ability to find, track, and damage or destroy enemy submarines. Each ship has a helicopter flight deck, and retractable hangar within which to store a helicopter for missions. Other features noteworthy at the time included a variable-pitch propeller, and bow thruster allowing the ship to berth horizontally to a dock. The cutter has comfortable quarters, and the capability to stay at sea for 45 days. Over its long, distinguished 43-year career (1969- ) ''Morgenthau'' has received numerous awards, commendations, and unit citations, including a Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation in 1971 during the Vietnam War, Combat Action Ribbon to the 1971 Captain and crew, and multiple Battle "E" (Battle Effectiveness Award) for the ship's demonstrated excellence and superior achievement during certification and qualification competitions. Since its 1969 commissioning ''Morgenthau'' has had two crests and unit motto (commonly referred to as "unit patches"). When commissioned, ''Morgenthau'' had a shield style crest, with the motto "Efficiency and Honor is Our Destiny." When in 1977 ''Morgenthau'' moved to the San Francisco Bay Area and homeported in Alameda, the crest changed to a circular style with the Latin motto ''ラテン語:Decus Pacifici'' (although the Latin word ''ラテン語:decus'' can have different meanings, the US Coast Guard translates the motto as "Pride of the Pacific").〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Decus )〕 == Homeport History== When commissioned in 1969, ''Morgenthau'' homeported at Governors Island, New York. In 1977 ''Morgenthau'' moved to the Pacific side of the United States and homeported at Integrated Support Command Alameda, Coast Guard Island, Alameda, California. The cutter homeported in Alameda until December 2012. In January 2013 ''Morgenthau'' sailed to her new homeport in Honolulu, Hawaii after a December 13, 2012, hull swap with the crew of the , ''Jarvis'' slated for decommissioning and transfer to a foreign navy. (In naval terminology a "hull swap" is an operation where the entire crew of a ship transfers from one ship to another similar ship.) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「USCGC Morgenthau (WHEC-722)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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