Fact Sheet
NORTHLAND's home port is Integrated
Support Command in Portsmouth, Virginia.
There are thirteen 270 foot Medium Endurance Cutters in service Coast
Guard-wide
NORTHLAND's dimensions are: Length: 270 feet, Beam: 38 feet, Displacement:
1,825 tons
Two Alco turbo-diesel engines provide NORTHLAND's propulsion.
The Flight Deck is Certified for HH-65A & B, MH-68A, SH-2, OH-58 and UH-1N
Helicopters
NORTHLAND was commissioned in 1984.
NORTHLAND's primary missions are: Law Enforcement; Defense Operations;
Search & Rescue; and Homeland Security.
NORTHLAND is billeted for 13 Officers and 85 Enlisted personnel.