US Coast Guard WMEC 210' Cutter 3d model

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A Detailed Model of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter DILIGENCE VI DILIGENCE VI is a highly detailed model of the U.S. Coast Guard WMEC 210, featuring all radio components, cockpit, and boat gear parented and pivoted for animation. Textures: All major surface textures are 2052 in greatest dimension, with color, specular, and bump maps provided. Cockpit controls have their own unique textures. Photoshop templates for each detail are available for download. History of Revenue Cutters Following the Revolutionary War, the 13 American Colonies needed revenue to fund defense and other purposes. Customs tariffs were raised to protect fledgling American industry, and merchants were expected to clear customs and pay their tariffs on imported goods prior to unloading their cargoes. To evade paying Customs tariffs, lawless merchants unloaded their cargoes at isolated locations. To stop this loss of revenue due to smuggling, Alexander Hamilton, our first Secretary of Treasury, started the Revenue Cutter Service in 1790 under President George Washington's direction. The job was to patrol the coast and prevent smuggling, ensuring Customs tariffs were paid. Revenue Cutters were called "Cutters" due to their typical fore and aft rig, which gave them the ability to point higher and sail faster. DILIGENCE I: A Pioneer of the Revenue Cutter Service I was one of the first ten Revenue Cutters. Built in 1791 in Washington, North Carolina, DILIGENCE I temporarily sailed out of New Bern, North Carolina before moving to her permanent homeport of Wilmington in October 1792. DILIGENCE I distinguished herself by seizing a noted French smuggler in the Cape Fear area. DILIGENCE I's Original Master and Crew The original master, Thomas Cooke, and his son mysteriously disappeared in 1796 never to be seen again. Purportedly, they were killed in retribution for interdicting smugglers. The original Cooke home on 4th street near St. Mary's church in Wilmington is reportedly haunted by the soul of Thomas Cooke. DILIGENCE I was replaced in quick succession by DILIGENCE II, III, and IV. Each new cutter was bigger and faster, and all remained homeported along the Cape Fear River. By the 1830s, the DILIGENCE line temporarily ended after DILIGENCE IV was decommissioned. Modern-Day U.S. Coast Guard In 1915, the Revenue Cutter Service joined forces with the Lifesaving Service to become the modern-day U.S. Coast Guard. The Lighthouse Service was subsequently added to the ranks of the Coast Guard in 1939. DILIGENCE V and VI: A Legacy Continues DILIGENCE V, a 125' diesel-powered Coast Guard cutter, commissioned in 1919, sailed out of New York, New York; Boston, Massachusetts; Cleveland, Ohio, and finally Long Beach, California before being decommissioned in 1961. DILIGENCE V guarded the American coast against smugglers during the Prohibition era and also served under the Department of the Navy in World War II. DILIGENCE VI, the current DILIGENCE, was commissioned in 1964. DILIGENCE VI is a 210', diesel-powered, helicopter-capable Coast Guard cutter with 76 crew members. DILIGENCE VI was originally homeported in Key West, Florida but changed homeports to Cape Canaveral, Florida in 1983. Specifications Builder: American Ship Building Laid: 10 November 1962 Launched: 04 May 1968 Commissioned: 02 May 1969 Rebuilt & Modernized: U.S. Coast Guard Yard - Curtis Bay, Maryland Recommissioned: 11 January 1993 Engines: Two Alco 251CE 16-cylinder turbo diesels Horsepower: 5100 shaft horsepower (2550 per shaft) Displacement: 1109 tons Length: 210 feet Beam: 34 feet Electric Generators: Two Caterpillar, 250 KW each Sea Water Distillation: MECO, 3000 gallons fresh water per day RHI 21 foot Hurricane, Turbo Diesel Motor Surf Boat: 20 ft, U.S. Coast Guard Yard, GM 353 Diesel