USCGC Leopold

Class overview
BuildersUnited States Coast Guard Yard, Baltimore
OperatorsUnited States Coast Guard (proposed)
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Planned96
On order1
Canceled96
Scrapped1
General characteristics
Class & typeHeritage-class cutter
Displacement157 long tons (160 t)
Length118 feet (36 m)
Beam23 feet (7.0 m)
Draft9 feet (2.7 m)
Speed30 knots (56 km/h; 35 mph)
Range720 nautical miles (1,330 km; 830 mi) at 30 knots
Complement17
Armament

USCGC Leopold (WPB-1400) was planned to be a prototype 120-foot (37 m) Heritage-class cutter of the United States Coast Guard. She was ordered in 1989 to replace older ships and was planned to be completed in 1993. However, changing geopolitics, an unplanned rise in cost, and criticism led them to cancel the class in 1991. The unfinished Leopold was abandoned.