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Homeland Security

Eastern Shipbuilding Begins Constructing Fourth Coast Guard OPC

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, October 19th, 2022

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Eastern Shipbuilding Begins Constructing Fourth Coast Guard OPC

Rendering of Coast Guard offshore patrol cutter. (Source: Eastern Shipbuilding Group)

Eastern Shipbuilding Group (ESG) on Tuesday evening said it began construction of the Coast Guard’s fourth medium-endurance offshore patrol cutter (OPC), the future RUSH (WMSM-918), which is slated for delivery in 2026. Construction of the 360-foot Heritage-class OPC began on Monday with the cutting of steel plates at the company’s Allanton Shipyard in Florida. ESG is under contract for the first four OPCs. The company is 75 percent through construction of the first OPC, 50 percent on the second, and…

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