Image of the Day: Winding Down After a Busy Day

May 11, 2015

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Working for a coast guard requires a lot of skill and hard work and rarely do crews have an opportunity to enjoy a calm sunset.

Today’s image brings you a sneak peek at yesterday’s sunset view aboard the U.S Coast Guard’s ship Stratton (WMSL-752).

An interesting fact about this ship, which is the third Legend-class cutter of the US Coast Guard, is that she is the first “white hull” cutter named after a woman since the 1980s.

Stratton is named after Coast Guard Captain Dorothy C. Stratton, who served as a director of the SPARS, the Coast Guard Women’s Reserve during World War II.

The table below shows some of USCGC Stratton’s key facts:

USCGC Stratton’s General Characteristics
Displacement	4500 LT
Length	418 ft (127 m)
Beam	54 ft (16 m)
Height	140 ft (43 m)
Draft	22.5 ft (6.9 m)
Decks	4
Speed	28+ knots
Range	12,000 nm
Endurance	60 days
Crew	111 (15 Officers, 15 CPO, 81 Enlisted)