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Coast Guard Awards Construction Contract For First OPC; Long-Lead For Next OPC And NSC

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Coast Guard Awards Construction Contract For First OPC; Long-Lead For Next OPC And NSC
Notional OPC design is 360-feet long, a 54-foot beam, and 17-foot draft. House appropriators propose to fully fund the program in FY '22. (Graphic: Eastern Shipbuilding Group.)

The Coast Guard on Friday said it had exercised more than $400 million in contract options toward its ongoing surface fleet modernization, including the construction contract with Eastern Shipbuilding for its first of 25 planned medium-endurance Offshore Patrol Cutters (OPC).The Coast Guard awarded Florida-based Eastern Shipbuilding a total of $317.5 million to build the lead OPC, Argus, and long-lead materials for the second ship, Chase. The 360-foot Argus is slated for delivery in 2021. The OPC’s will replace aging 210-foot…

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