Saint Vincent and the Grenadines patrol vessel Captain Hugh Mulzac
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Captain Hugh Mulzac is a County-class offshore patrol vessel of the Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Coast Guard. Built for the Jamaica Defence Force Coast Guard as HMJS Middlesex in 2005, the vessel was purchased in 2019 by Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. It operates in the territorial waters of the island nation, performing maritime security and search and rescue missions. It is the second ship to be named for Hugh Mulzac, a Vincentian native who was the first African-American commercial ship captain, commanding the SS Booker T. Washington in World War II.[1]
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HMJS Middlesex (rear) as a patrol vessel of the Jamaica Defence Force Coast Guard | |
History | |
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Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | |
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Namesake | Hugh Mulzac |
Cost | EC$18 million |
Completed | 2006 |
Acquired | 21 January 2019 |
Homeport | Kingstown, Saint Vincent |
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Status | In service |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | County-class offshore patrol vessel |
Length | 43 m (141 ft 1 in) |
Beam | 7 m (23 ft 0 in) |
Draught | 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) |
Speed | 26 knots (48 km/h; 30 mph) |
Range | 1,800 nmi (3,300 km; 2,100 mi) |
Endurance | 14 days |
Capacity | 4 additional berths |
Complement | 18 |
Sensors and processing systems | X-band radar |
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