Ingalls starts 6th NSC

PASCAGOULA, Miss. -- Huntington Ingalls Industries' Ingalls Shipbuilding division has started fabrication on the U.S. Coast Guard's sixth National Security Cutter, Munro (WMSL 755). Ingalls is currently building three NSCs and has delivered three that are serving as the flagships of the Coast Guard's cutter fleet. NSCs are 418 feet long with a top speed of 28 knots, a range of 12,000 miles, an endurance of 60 days and a crew of 110. (Source: Huntington Ingalls Industries, 10/08/13)