PASCAGOULA, Miss. - HII’s Ingalls Shipbuilding division announced July 28 the successful completion of acceptance sea trials for the Coast Guard's newest national security cutter (NSC), Calhoun (WMSL 759).
During the trial, the ship spent time proving the ship’s systems including performing numerous tests in the areas of propulsion, electric plant, and mission systems in the Gulf of Mexico.
The joint Ingalls-CG team received kudos for NSC 10 "performing well," according to Ingalls Shipbuilding President Kari Wilkinson.
For more than 20 years, Ingalls Shipbuilding has designed and built the CG Legend-class NSCs.
These ships are capable of embarking and supporting a wide range of CG, Navy and NATO missions. NSCs are ideal platforms for drug interdiction, global illegal fishing, disaster relief and defense support operations.
NSC 10 is named to honor Charles L. Calhoun, the first master chief petty officer of the U.S. Coast Guard. (HII 07/28/23)
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