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HERITAGE CLASS COAST GUARD
An accurate model of the USCG
newest OPC cutter
The Heritage-class cutters, also known as offshore
patrol cutter (OPC) and the Maritime Security
Cutter, Medium, are the newest
class of cutter in the USCG. They bridge the
capabilities of the Legend class cutters and
the Sentinel-class cutters.
The OPC provides a capability bridge between the
418-foot national security cutter, which patrols the
open ocean in the most demanding maritime environments,
and the 154-foot fast response cutter, which serves
closer to shore.
The OPC Heritage class will be built
with a mix of military and commercial standards.
They have the ability to install additional
equipment (armament) and systems to augment their
capabilities if it is required to conduct operations in
higher threat environments. The cutters construction
will provide combat survivability against various
threats, including combatant type compartmentalization,
uninterruptible power supply to vital combat and damage
control systems and sensors, and ballistic materials
over critical areas for protection against small caliber
weapons and shrapnel. These
cutters have space and weight reserved for additional
weapons systems, which would allow them to carry out
wartime missions.
The cutters have increased interoperability with other
USCG and Department of Defense assets, which provides
increased communications and similar systems with other
combatants such as the Mk 110 and the Mk 38, weapons
used in both the United States Navy and the USCG. This
ensures that the Heritage class has the required
interoperability to execute naval warfare tasks with the
USN. Their weapon and defense systems
provide Anti-Surface capability, limited Air-Defense
Capability, and the capability to provide naval gunfire
support. OPC are equipped with the same 220 rpm Bofors 57 mm
gun as mounted on the USCG's
Legend class cutters. The
Missile Defense duties are handled by the MK 53 decoy
systems also used on the Legend class cutters. The 50 caliber mounts and Mk 38/Mk 110
combination also gives the cutter protection against
fast attack craft. The Saab Sea Giraffe
AN/SPS-77 multi-mode medium range naval radar system
provides three-dimensional air and surface search
functions.
Rolls-Royce supplies OPC Heritage class the controllable pitch
propellers, shaft lines and Promas rudders, which offer
increased propulsive efficiency and improved
maneuverability. Rolls-Royce also supplies bow
thrusters, steering gear, fin stabilizers and MTU marine
generator sets.
Acquisition of the 25-ship offshore patrol cutter is the
Coast Guard’s highest investment priority. USCGC Argus
(WMSM-915) is the lead ship of the Heritage-class
cutters. The vessel was christened by ship sponsor,
Captain (Ret.) Beverly Kelley, the first woman to
command a U.S. military vessel.
We build this
primarily wood model of the Coast Guard Heritage
class model at the following scales. Email us for
prices. 22" long (1/200
scale), 30.5" long (1/144),
and 44" long (1/100).
ModelShipMaster builds accurate Coast Guard models. We
successfully delivered a model of a famous vessel to a
renowned
Coast
Guard Museum Northwest in 2023
and received another commission from the museum. We look
forward to producing your favorite Coast Guard vessel.
Check out our other works of art here:
https://www.modelshipmaster.com/products/Coastguard/index.htm
Learn more about the OPC USCG
Heritage class cutter here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heritage-class_cutter
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