HII Successfully Completes Acceptance Trials for Calhoun (WMSL 759)
July 28 2023 - 7:00PM
HII’s (NYSE: HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division announced today the
successful completion of acceptance sea trials for the U.S. Coast
Guard‘s newest national security cutter, Calhoun (WMSL 759). During
the trial, the ship spent time proving the ship’s systems including
performing numerous tests in the areas of propulsion, electric
plant, and mission systems.
“Our joint Ingalls and Coast Guard team has completed another
successful sea trial, and I am pleased to say NSC 10 performed
well,” Ingalls Shipbuilding President Kari Wilkinson said. “Our
shipbuilders are now one step closer to delivering this highly
capable and advanced cutter to the U.S. Coast Guard.”
For over two decades, Ingalls Shipbuilding has designed and
built the Coast Guard Legend-class national security cutters. These
ships are capable of embarking and supporting a wide range of Coast
Guard, Navy and NATO missions. National security cutters have
proven to be ideal platforms for drug interdiction, global illegal
fishing, disaster relief and defense support operations.
A photo accompanying this release is available at:
https://hii.com/news/hii-acceptance-trials-national-security-cutter-calhoun-wmsl-759.
“It’s an honor to see the hard work of our shipbuilders come to
fruition during a sea trial, and I couldn’t be more proud of the
team,” Ingalls Shipbuilding NSC Program Manager Amanda Whitaker
said. “We stand ready to deliver Calhoun and provide our Coast
Guard partners with this tremendous national security asset.”
NSC 10 is named to honor Charles L. Calhoun, the first master
chief petty officer of the U.S. Coast Guard. Calhoun served in the
U.S. Navy for three years during World War II and was honorably
discharged in 1946 as a torpedoman’s mate petty officer 2nd class.
He enlisted in the Coast Guard that same year and held varying
positions of leadership over the course of his career.
Ingalls has delivered nine Legend-class national security
cutters to the Coast Guard further enabling their important
missions around the globe.
About HII
HII is a global, all-domain defense provider. HII’s mission is
to deliver the world’s most powerful ships and all-domain solutions
in service of the nation, creating the advantage for our customers
to protect peace and freedom around the world.
As the nation’s largest military shipbuilder, and with a more
than 135-year history of advancing U.S. national security, HII
delivers critical capabilities extending from ships to unmanned
systems, cyber, ISR, AI/ML and synthetic training. Headquartered in
Virginia, HII’s workforce is 43,000 strong. For more information,
visit:
- HII on the web: https://www.HII.com/
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Contact:
Kimberly K.
Aguillard228-355-5663Kimberly.K.Aguillard@hii-co.com
A photo accompanying this announcement is available at
https://www.globenewswire.com/NewsRoom/AttachmentNg/3e1c4a82-c602-4ff4-b7bd-849158d10703
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