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Coast Guard Adds New National Security Cutter To Fleet

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, June 8th, 2015

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Coast Guard Adds New National Security Cutter To Fleet

Coast Guard National Security Cutter James (WMSL 754). Photo: Coast Guard

The Coast Guard last Friday took deliver of its fifth National Security Cutter (NSC), the James, from shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII], officially adding the new high-endurance cutter to its surface fleet.Official acceptance of the newest Legend-class NSC follows successful acceptance trials last month. The 418-foot James will be commissioned this August in Boston. The ship will be homeported in Charleston, S.C.The Coast Guard is acquiring eight NSCs to replace 12 aging 378-foot Hamilton-class high endurance cutters.The sixth NSC, the…

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