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Construction Halted On Last National Security Cutter Over Conformance Issues

Construction Halted On Last National Security Cutter Over Conformance Issues
Fabrication of the Coast Guard’s 11th national security cutter, Friedman, officially began May 11 at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi. This milestone marked the start of the production process and is traditionally held after 100 tons of steel for the ship have been cut during pre-fabrication. Photo: HII

The Coast Guard and shipbuilder HII [HII] are negotiating to resolve “material conformance” issues identified during construction of the 11th and final Legend-class National Security Cutter (NSC), the service said last week. The issue is alarming enough to raise concerns whether the ship will ever be delivered. “In addition, new problems have developed with the last hulls in the National Security Cutter program, and we could receive one ship less than what Congress appropriated,” Rep. Mike Ezell (R-Miss.), chairman of…

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