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Navy/USMC

First Coast Guard Security Cutter Completes Builders Trials

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Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

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The first National Security Cutter being developed by Northrop Grumman [NOC] for the Coast Guard has successfully completed Builder's Trials, a four- day round of sea trials in the Gulf of Mexico that tested the ship's propulsion, electrical, C4ISR, damage control and combat systems, the company said last week. Construction on the Bertholf (WMSL 750) began in 2004 and is scheduled to complete final trials this spring before delivery to the Coast Guard. The Builder's Trials culminated in a four-hour…

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