Stratton finishes builder's sea trials

PASCAGOULA, Miss. - Ingalls Shipbuilding's third Legend-class national security cutter, Stratton (WMSL 752), successfully completed builder's sea trials in the Gulf of Mexico this week, the company announced. The 418-foot cutter spent three days at sea, while Ingalls' test and trials team conducted extensive testing of the propulsion, electrical, damage control, anchor handling, small boat and combat systems. (Source: Mississippi Press, 07/01/11)