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The ''Hamilton''-class cutter was the largest class of vessel in the United States Coast Guard until replaced by the National Security Cutter, aside from the s. The hull classification symbol is prefixed WHEC. The cutters are called the ''Hamilton'' class after their lead ship, or "Secretary class" because most of the vessels in the class were named for former Secretaries of the Treasury (with the exception of "Hero Class cutters" ''Jarvis'', ''Munro'' and ''Midgett,''). They are powered by a Combined Diesel or Gas (CODOG) system consisting of two diesel engines and two gas turbines, and have controllable-pitch propellers. Equipped with a helicopter flight deck, retractable hangar, and the facilities to support helicopter deployment, these 12 cutters were introduced to the Coast Guard inventory in the 1960s. Beginning in the 1980s and ending in 1992, the entire class was modernized through the Fleet Rehabilitation and Modernization (FRAM) program. The program included the replacement of the original Mk30 Mod0 5-inch (127 mm)/38 caliber gun with a much more modern 76 mm (3-inch)/62 caliber weapon. The refit also included the installation of a Phalanx CIWS 20 mm gun mount, and a retractable hangar bay. The primary mission of these vessels is enforcement of laws and treaties and search and rescue (SAR) on the high seas, including the U.S. exclusive economic zone. ==''Hamilton''-class high endurance cutters by homeport== Kodiak, Alaska: * San Diego, California: * * Decommissioned 29 March 2011, transferred to Nigerian Navy 13 May 2011 as the NNS ''Thunder'' (F90) * Decommissioned March 28 2011, transferred to the Philippine Navy 13 May 2011 as Honolulu, Hawaii: * Decommissioned 2 October 2012, transferred to the Bangladesh Navy on 23 May 2013 as * Decommissioned 3 February 2015, transferred to the Bangladesh Navy on 6 May 2015 as 〔(‘Somudra Avijan’ handed over to Bangladesh Navy ) 〕 * * Charleston, South Carolina: * Decommissioned 30 March 2012, transferred to the Philippine Navy 22 May 2012 as 〔http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/nation/05/06/12/next-navy-ship-be-named-after-corregidor-hero〕 * Decommissioned 31 March 2014, transferred to Nigerian Navy 7 May 2014 as NNS ''Okpabana'' Seattle, Washington: * * 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「Hamilton-class cutter」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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