US Heavy Ice Breaker Polar Star (WAGB-10). US Coast Guard Photo
The U.S. Coast Guard’s polar icebreaking fleet will remain based in Seattle after delivery of its new class of heavy icebreakers.
The first of a planned fleet of three heavy icebreakers, called Polar Security Cutters, is expected to deliver in 2023. The Coast Guard’s only working heavy icebreaker, USCGC Polar Star (WAGB-10), is based in Seattle. The Coast Guard also has one medium icebreaker, USCGC Healy (WAGB-20).
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https://news.usni.org/2019/06/17/seattle-to-be-coast-guard-heavy-icebreaker-fleet-homeport