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Cutter Mellon
The US Coast Guard Cutter Mellon (WHEC 717) enters Seattle's Elliot Bay on August 2, 2017. The Cutter Mellon was taking part in the 2017 Seafair Parade of Ships. The following was information is taken from the "Seafair Fleet Week 2017" brochure handed out at the pier:
The MELLLON is the third in her class of seven high endurance cutters built by Avondale Shipyards. A high-endurance cutter is designed to remain at sea for extended periods of time to undertake mid-ocean search and rescue operations, as well as law enforcement and national security missions. She is able to complete all Coast Guard missions, truly making her a multi-mission asset.
MELLON was one of the first naval vessels built with a combined diesel and gas turbine propulsion plant. The twin screws can use 7,000 diesel shaft horsepower to make 17 knots, and a total of 36,000 gas turbine shaft horsepower to make 28 knots. Her Pratt-Whitney marine gas turbine engines are similar to those installed in Boeing 707 passenger jet aircraft. She [is] armed with a 76mm MK75 (pronounced "mark 75") cannon on the bow, a 20mm MK15 Close-in Weapon System on the stern, two 25mm guns, six 50 cal machine guns, and numerous small arms. She often travels with an embarked MH-65 dolphin helicopter, increasing its operational awareness and capabilities.
Over the past two years, MELLON has conducted two deployments as the Search and Rescue primary response asset in the Bering Sea, one Living Marine Resource patrol off the Coast of Japan, and one Counter-Drug patrol off the coast of Central America. MELLON's actions directly contributed to the intercept of nine go-fast vessels, seizure of 5,622 kilograms of cocaine, apprehension of 34 drug smugglers, and completion of over 30 commercial fishery boardings in the Western Pacific and Bering Sea. She combated drug cartels, deterred large-scale High Seas Drift Net fishing, protected Alaska's six billion dollar fishing industry, and conducted joint operations with the Japanese and Chinese Coast Guards. MELLON has been awarded the Coast Guard Unit Commendation Medal, three Meritorious Unit Commendation medals, and numerous other campaign and unit decorations.
Cutter Mellon
The US Coast Guard Cutter Mellon (WHEC 717) enters Seattle's Elliot Bay on August 2, 2017. The Cutter Mellon was taking part in the 2017 Seafair Parade of Ships. The following was information is taken from the "Seafair Fleet Week 2017" brochure handed out at the pier:
The MELLLON is the third in her class of seven high endurance cutters built by Avondale Shipyards. A high-endurance cutter is designed to remain at sea for extended periods of time to undertake mid-ocean search and rescue operations, as well as law enforcement and national security missions. She is able to complete all Coast Guard missions, truly making her a multi-mission asset.
MELLON was one of the first naval vessels built with a combined diesel and gas turbine propulsion plant. The twin screws can use 7,000 diesel shaft horsepower to make 17 knots, and a total of 36,000 gas turbine shaft horsepower to make 28 knots. Her Pratt-Whitney marine gas turbine engines are similar to those installed in Boeing 707 passenger jet aircraft. She [is] armed with a 76mm MK75 (pronounced "mark 75") cannon on the bow, a 20mm MK15 Close-in Weapon System on the stern, two 25mm guns, six 50 cal machine guns, and numerous small arms. She often travels with an embarked MH-65 dolphin helicopter, increasing its operational awareness and capabilities.
Over the past two years, MELLON has conducted two deployments as the Search and Rescue primary response asset in the Bering Sea, one Living Marine Resource patrol off the Coast of Japan, and one Counter-Drug patrol off the coast of Central America. MELLON's actions directly contributed to the intercept of nine go-fast vessels, seizure of 5,622 kilograms of cocaine, apprehension of 34 drug smugglers, and completion of over 30 commercial fishery boardings in the Western Pacific and Bering Sea. She combated drug cartels, deterred large-scale High Seas Drift Net fishing, protected Alaska's six billion dollar fishing industry, and conducted joint operations with the Japanese and Chinese Coast Guards. MELLON has been awarded the Coast Guard Unit Commendation Medal, three Meritorious Unit Commendation medals, and numerous other campaign and unit decorations.