USCGC Legare (WMEC-912) is a United States Coast Guard medium endurance cutter. Legare was laid down July 11, 1986 at Derecktor Shipyards of Middletown, Rhode Island. She was named for Hugh Swinton Legare, a former United States Attorney General under President John Tyler. Legare was delivered December 1, 1989 and was commissioned August 4, 1990 at her original homeport of Portsmouth, Virginia.
In 2009 the Legare participated in joint patrols with vessels of African nations.
The Legare arrived at the Coast Guard Yard on June 24, 2024 to begin a major overhaul. The work was carried out under the Service Life Extension Program and is collectively referred to as the "SLEP". It is intended to increase the cutter's lifetime by up to ten years by replacing her obsolete equipment and by generally making her easier to maintain. In particular, the Legares main diesel engines were replaced. The other areas on which the SLEP concentrated were the cutter's weapons system, electrical system and hull. The Legare was scheduled to spend 15 months in SLEP. Upon completion of the SLEP, Legare departed the Coast Guard Yard on July 22, 2026 en route to her new homeport of Newport, Rhode Island.
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