The US Coast Guard commissioned its newest Legend-class national security cutter (NSC) during a commissioning ceremony at Coast Guard Base Charleston, South Carolina, on Saturday, April 20. USCGC Calhoun is the tenth Legend-class cutter to join the coast guard and is the fourth NSC to be homeported...
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Maritime Security Vessel News Roundup | October 19 – New US Navy submarine, Russian border guard boat sea trials and more
The US Navy commissions a new submarine into service as the US Coast Guard and the Royal Australian Navy take delivery of new patrol vessels and a Russian border guard boat completes another series of sea trials. US Navy commissions attack submarine Hyman G. Rickover The US Navy commissioned the Virginia-class nuclear-powered fast attack submarine […]
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Maritime Security Vessel News Roundup | July 6 – Dutch and Belgian sub-hunting frigates, Estonian-built autonomous warships and more
Deliveries include inflatable boats for the Albanian military and an air-cushion landing craft for the US Navy. The US Coast Guard’s newest large cutter completes build ..
US Coast Guard christens tenth Legend-class cutter
The US Coast Guard and shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) christened the tenth Legend-class national security cutter in a ceremony on Saturday, June 4. Built ..
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Construction to start on US Coast Guard’s fourth Heritage-class cutter
The Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) of Panama City, Florida, has been awarded a contract to begin construction of the US Coast Guard’s fourth Heritage-class offsho ..
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US Coast Guard’s tenth Legend-class cutter floated out
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division has launched the tenth Legend-class national security cutter ordered by the US Coast Guard. The 4 ..
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First steel cut for US Coast Guard’s third Heritage-class cutter
Eastern Shipbuilding Group of Panama City, Florida, has cut the first steel for the future USCGC Ingham, the third Heritage-class offshore patrol cutter (OPC) slated for ..
US Coast Guard cutter offloads US$1.4 billion drug haul in Port Everglades, Florida
The crew of the US Coast Guard national security cutter James offloaded approximately 59,700 pounds (27,079 kilograms) of cocaine and approximately 1,430 pounds (648 kilo ..
Louisiana shipyard submits proposal to build offshore patrol cutters for US Coast Guard
Louisiana-based Bollinger Shipyards has submitted a proposal to the US Coast Guard to build stage two of the Heritage-class offshore patrol cutter (OPC) program. If chose ..
First steel cut for future US Coast Guard cutter Friedman
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division has cut the first steel to be used for the hull of the future US Coast Guard cutter Friedman. The ..