 USCGC Legare (WMEC-912)
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| Name | USCGC Legare |
| Namesake | Hugh Swinton Legare |
| Builder | Robert Derecktor Shipyard Incorporated, Middletown, Rhode Island |
| Laid down | July 11, 1986 |
| Acquired | December 1, 1989 |
| Commissioned | August 4, 1990 |
| Homeport | Portsmouth, Virginia |
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| Status | In active service |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Famous-class cutter |
| Displacement | 1,800 tons |
| Length | 270 ft (82 m) |
| Beam | 38 ft (12 m) |
| Draught | 14.5 ft (4.4 m) |
| Propulsion | Twin turbo-charged ALCO V-18 diesel engines |
| Speed | 19.5 knots (36.1 km/h; 22.4 mph) |
| Range | 9,900 miles |
| Complement | 100 personnel (14 officers, 86 enlisted) |
| Electronic warfare & decoys | AN/SLQ-32 (receive only) |
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USCGC Legare (WMEC-912) is a United States Coast Guard medium endurance cutter. Legare was laid down July 11, 1986 at Robert Derecktor Shipyard Incorporated of Middletown, Rhode Island. She was named for Hugh Swinton Legare, a former United States Attorney General under President John Tyler. Legare was delivered December 1, 1989 and was commissioned August 4, 1990 at her homeport of Portsmouth, Virginia.
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In 2009 the Legare participated in joint patrols with vessels of African nations.[1]