Huntington Ingalls Industries Begins Fabrication of National Security Cutter Friedman (NSC 11)
May 11 2021 - 11:30AM
Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding
division announced today the start of fabrication of Legend-class
national security cutter Friedman (NSC 11). The start of
fabrication signifies the first 100 tons of steel have been cut.
“Our workforce has invested more than a decade of effort,
creativity and resolve to make the Legend-class national security
cutter production line incredibly efficient and strong,” Ingalls
Shipbuilding President Kari Wilkinson said. “We are pleased to
achieve this milestone and will continue to look for any additional
opportunity in our processes and approaches to provide the most
affordable and capable ships to our customers.”
NSC 11 is named to honor Elizebeth Smith Friedman. Friedman was
a code breaker during the Prohibition Era who, as a civilian,
intercepted and solved coded messages from racketeers and gangs and
delivered them to the Coast Guard. During World War II, she worked
against German espionage communications and developed information
that was critical to counterintelligence work in the Southern
Hemisphere. Friedman’s work resulted in hundreds of criminal
prosecutions, saved thousands of lives and laid the groundwork for
the science of cryptology and the establishment of the modern day
National Security Agency.
A photo accompanying this release is available at:
https://newsroom.huntingtoningalls.com/file/nsc-11-startfab.
The Legend-class NSC is the most technologically advanced ship
in the Coast Guard’s fleet, which enables it to meet the high
demands required for maritime and homeland security, law
enforcement, marine safety, environmental protection and national
defense missions. 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 120.
Huntington Ingalls Industries is America’s largest military
shipbuilding company and a provider of professional services to
partners in government and industry. For more than a century, HII’s
Newport News and Ingalls shipbuilding divisions in Virginia and
Mississippi have built more ships in more ship classes than any
other U.S. naval shipbuilder. HII’s Technical Solutions division
supports national security missions around the globe with unmanned
systems, defense and federal solutions, and nuclear and
environmental services. Headquartered in Newport News, Virginia,
HII employs more than 41,000 people operating both domestically and
internationally. For more information, visit:
- HII on the web: www.huntingtoningalls.com
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Contact: Teckie Hinkebeinteckie.hinkebein@hii-co.com(228)
935-1323
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