Cutter completes acceptance trials

PASCAGOULA, Miss. – Ingalls Shipbuilding’s fifth U.S. Coast Guard National Security Cutter (NSC), James (WMSL 754), has successfully completed acceptance trials. The Ingalls-built NSC spent two full days in the Gulf of Mexico proving the ship's systems. Ingalls has delivered four NSCs and has three more, including James, under construction. Earlier this year, a construction contract was awarded for an eighth NSC. NSCs are 418 feet long with a 54-foot beam and displace 4,500 tons with a full load. They have a top speed of 28 knots, a range of 12,000 miles, an endurance of 60 days and a crew of 120. (Source: Ingalls via Globe Newswire, 05/04/15)