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Coast Guard Medium Endurance Cutter Begins Life Extension Program

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Coast Guard Medium Endurance Cutter Begins Life Extension Program
Coast Guard Cutter Legare arrives at Coast Guard Yard for its service life extension program (SLEP) activities on June 24, 2024. The SLEP is expected to take 15 months to complete. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Chief Warrant Officer Daniel Garza.

The Coast Guard last week said its 270-foot Famous-class cutter Legare began a 15-month service life extension program (SLEP), the second medium-endurance cutter that will undergo a full life extension. The SLEP will include electrical, weapons systems, new engines, and structural components. The medium-endurance cutter Spencer last July was the first Famous-class cutter to begin a SLEP with all four major work items. The Legare was commissioned in 1990. The upgrades are being done at the Coast Guard Yard in…

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