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Huntington Ingalls Launches Sixth National Security Cutter

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, September 15th, 2015

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Huntington Ingalls Launches Sixth National Security Cutter

National Security Cutter Munro on its way to dry dock for launch last week. Photo: Huntington Ingalls Industries

Huntington Ingalls Industries [HII] on Monday said that it launched the Coast Guard’s sixth National Security Cutter, Munro, last Saturday, with delivery slated for late 2016.“NSC 6 is the most complete ship at launch, and we accomplished this a week earlier than scheduled,” Derek Murphy, NSC program manager at HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division, said in a statement. “Our shipbuilders continue to improve the learning cure, and the National, Security Cutter program illustrates the cost savings and first-time quality that comes…

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