Ingalls to build two more national security cutters in Pascagoula

摘要

Huntington Ingalls Industries has been awarded contracts totaling $930.8 million to build two additional national security cutters (NSCs) in Pascagoula, Miss., for the U.S. Coast Guard. The shipyard has now received contracts for 11 cutters, with eight built to date. Ingalls' latest approvals were included in the Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018, signed by President Trump in December. Considered the Coast Guard's flagships, the NSCs are replacing 12 high-endurance Hamilton-class cutters that have been in service since the 1960s. The 418-foot NSCs are 40 feet longer than the Hamiltons. They have a 54-foot beam, reach a top speed of 28 knots, have a range of 12,000 miles and carry a crew of 120. NSCs can stay at sea for two months.