USCGC Jarvis (WHEC-725)
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 USCGC Jarvis (WHEC-725) |
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Builder: | Avondale Shipyards |
| Laid down: | September 9, 1970 |
| Launched: | April 24, 1971 |
| Commissioned: | August 4, 1972 |
| Homeport: | Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Motto: | Dedicare ad excellentia (Dedicated to Excellence) |
| Fate: | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 3,250 tons |
| Length: | 378 ft (115 m) |
| Beam: | 43 ft (13 m) |
| Draught: | 15 ft (4.6 m) |
| Propulsion: | CODOG: 2 × FM diesel engines 2 × PW gas turbines |
| Speed: | 29 knots |
| Range: | 14,000 miles |
| Endurance: | 45 days |
| Complement: | 167 personnel |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
AN/SPS-40 air-search radar |
| Armament: | Otobreda 76 mm, Phalanx CIWS |
USCGC Jarvis (WHEC-725) is a United States Coast Guard Hamilton-class high endurance cutter based out of Honolulu, Hawaii. Launched April 24, 1971 at Avondale Shipyard near New Orleans, Louisiana and named for Captain David H. Jarvis of the United States Revenue Cutter Service. She was commissioned August 4, 1972 in Honolulu. She received $55 million FRAM upgrade at Todd Pacific Shipyards in Seattle, Washington between July 1990 and December 1992.
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