USCGC Friedman

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USCGC Friedman (WMSL-760)
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Legend-class cutter
History
File:Flag of the United States Coast Guard.svgUnited States
NameFriedman
NamesakeElizebeth Smith Friedman
Awarded21 December 2018
BuilderHuntington Ingalls Industries, Pascagoula, Mississippi
Cost$499.76 million[1]
IdentificationPennant number: WMSL-760
StatusCancelled June 5, 2025
General characteristics
Class & typeLegend-class cutter
Displacement4,500 long tons (4,600 t)
Length418 ft (127 m)
Beam54 ft (16 m)
Draft22.5 ft (6.9 m)
PropulsionCombined diesel and gas
Speed28 knots (52 km/h; 32 mph)
Range12,000 nmi (22,000 km; 14,000 mi)
Endurance60 to 90-day patrol cycles
Complement120
Sensors &
processing systems
  • AN/SPS-75 air search radar
  • SPQ-9B fire control radar
  • AN/SPS-79 surface search radar
Electronic warfare
& decoys
  • AN/SLQ-32 electronic warfare system
  • 2 x Mk-36 SRBOC/ 2 x Mk-53 NULKA countermeasures chaff/rapid decoy launcher
Armament
ArmorBallistic protection for main gun
Aircraft carried2 x MH-65C Dolphin MCH, or 1 x MH-65C Dolphin MCH and 2 x sUAS[2]

USCGC Friedman (WMSL-760) was to be the eleventh Legend-class cutter of the United States Coast Guard.[3][4] On June 5, 2025 it was announced per agreement between Huntington Ingalls Industries and the Trump administration that she had been cancelled. [5] She was to be the first ship to be named after Elizebeth Smith Friedman, the famous American cryptologist.

Development and design

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Main article: Legend-class cutter

All of Legend-class cutters were constructed by Huntington Ingalls Industries and were part of the Integrated Deepwater System Program.[6] They are of the high endurance cutter roles with additional upgrades to make it more of an asset to the Department of Defense during declared national emergency contingencies.[7] The cutters are armed mainly to take on lightly armed hostiles in Low-Threat Environments.

Construction and career

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Friedman and her sister ship Calhoun were ordered on 21 December 2018. Construction by Huntington Ingalls Industries began on 11 May 2021.[8]

On June 5, 2025 it was announced the contract for the Friedman was cancelled, in an agreement between Huntington Ingalls Industries and the Trump administration.[5]

References

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