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Business/Financial

Huntington Ingalls Begins Construction Of Sixth NSC

Defense Daily Staff

Wednesday, October 9th, 2013

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Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] yesterday said it has begun building the sixth Legend-class National Security Cutter (NSC) for the Coast Guard, which will eventually deploy eight of the high-endurance ships. Coast Guard NSC Waesche. Photo: Coast Guard So far HII has delivered three NSCs that are operating with the Coast Guard’s fleet. The fourth vessel recently completed an electronics light-off milestone, which means the ship’s electrical system was powered up for the first time. The Hamilton (WMSL-753) is scheduled to be christened…

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