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Homeland Security

Coast Guard’s Second NSC Completes Builder’s Trials, Nears Preliminary Acceptance

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Monday, August 24th, 2009

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By Calvin Biesecker At sea trials of various ship systems have been successfully completed aboard the WAESCHE (WMSL-751), the second National Security Cutter (NSC) being built for the Coast Guard, marking a key milestone on the way to preliminary acceptance of the vessel by the service this fall, the Coast Guard and Northrop Grumman [NOC] said last week. The Builder's Trials were completed on Aug. 15 when WAESCHE returned to Northrop Grumman's shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss. The trials showed that…

Congress

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