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Construction of the first new ship in the U.S. Coast Guard’s Deepwater modernization program is set to begin Sept. 9 at Northrop Grumman’s Ingalls shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss., the company announced Sept. 3.
The ship, designated a Maritime Security Cutter, Large (WMSL), will be the first in a class of 421-foot ships intended to operate on the open oceans. The WMSLs are the largest of three new ship classes planned under Deepwater.
Design work continues on the 341-foot Maritime Security Cutter, Medium (WMSM), with the first ship in that class scheduled for launching in 2012. A 147-foot Maritime Patrol Coastal (WPC) vessel also is planned.
Northrop Grumman is partnered with Lockheed Martin on the large cutter program. Northrop Grumman Ship Systems is handling ship design and construction, while Lockheed is responsible for the vessel’s command and control installations.
The keel-laying for the new 4,112-ton cutter, known only as WMSL-750, is scheduled for April. The ship is to be delivered to the Coast Guard in the spring of 2007.
http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=3153784&C=america
The ship, designated a Maritime Security Cutter, Large (WMSL), will be the first in a class of 421-foot ships intended to operate on the open oceans. The WMSLs are the largest of three new ship classes planned under Deepwater.
Design work continues on the 341-foot Maritime Security Cutter, Medium (WMSM), with the first ship in that class scheduled for launching in 2012. A 147-foot Maritime Patrol Coastal (WPC) vessel also is planned.
Northrop Grumman is partnered with Lockheed Martin on the large cutter program. Northrop Grumman Ship Systems is handling ship design and construction, while Lockheed is responsible for the vessel’s command and control installations.
The keel-laying for the new 4,112-ton cutter, known only as WMSL-750, is scheduled for April. The ship is to be delivered to the Coast Guard in the spring of 2007.
http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?F=3153784&C=america