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| NSC Stratton. Huntington Ingalls photo |
PASCAGOULA, Miss. -- Huntington Ingalls Industries announced today that the U.S. Coast Guard has awarded a $487 million, fixed-price-incentive-fee contract to its Ingalls Shipbuilding division to build the sixth National Security Cutter, Munro (WMSL 755). NSCs, the flagships of the Coast Guard's cutter fleet, replace the 378‐foot Hamilton-class high-endurance cutters, which entered service during the 1960s. Ingalls has delivered the first three. The fourth, Hamilton (WMSL 753), currently at 40 percent complete, is scheduled to launch this summer and will be christened in October. Keel-laying for the fifth NSC, James (WMSL 754), is set for May 17. A long-lead material contract for Munro was awarded in 2012, and all associated equipment has been ordered. (Source:
Huntington Ingalls via Globe Newswire, 05/01/13)
