Cutter turned over to CG

PASCAGOULA, Miss – The Coast Guard on Friday accepted delivery of the Waesche, the second of the new National Security Cutters built at Northrop Grumman’s Pascagoula shipyard. The ceremony held on the 418-foot Waesche’s flight deck signaled the transfer of ownership of the ship from Northrop Grumman Corp. to the Coast Guard. The Bertholf, the first of eight planned Legend-class cutters, was delivered to the Coast Guard in May 2008 at the Pascagoula shipyard. The third cutter, the Stratton, is about 30 percent complete in the Pascagoula shipyard. (Source: Mississippi Press, 11/07/09)