PHOTO RELEASE — Huntington Ingalls Industries Delivers National Security Cutter Stone (WMSL 758) to U.S. Coast Guard
Huntington Ingalls Industries (NYSE:HII) has successfully delivered the National Security Cutter Stone (WMSL 758) to the U.S. Coast Guard. This marks HII's ninth NSC delivery, a significant achievement for its Ingalls Shipbuilding division. Stone is set to embark from the shipyard to its Charleston, South Carolina homeport by year-end. The Legend-class NSC is the most technologically advanced vessel in the Coast Guard fleet, measuring 418 feet with multi-mission capabilities for security, law enforcement, and environmental protection.
- Successful delivery of National Security Cutter Stone, enhancing HII's shipbuilding reputation.
- Ninth national security cutter delivered, demonstrating production consistency.
- HII retains strong contractual relationship with the U.S. Coast Guard.
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PASCAGOULA, Miss., Nov. 10, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Huntington Ingalls Industries’ (NYSE:HII) Ingalls Shipbuilding division has delivered National Security Cutter Stone (WMSL 758) to the U.S. Coast Guard.
Documents signed Monday mark the official transfer of custody of the ship from HII to the Coast Guard. Stone is scheduled to sail away from the shipyard at the end of this year to its homeport in Charleston, South Carolina.
“We could not be prouder to deliver our ninth national security cutter to the Coast Guard,” Ingalls Shipbuilding President Brian Cuccias said. “Ending the year with this significant achievement is a true testament to the perseverance of our shipbuilders. Stone is a powerful ship that will have great opportunities to demonstrate the value of its multi-mission capabilities for many years to come.”
A photo accompanying this release is available at: https://newsroom.huntingtoningalls.com/file/national-security-cutter-stone-trials.
NSC 9 is named to honor Coast Guard Commander Elmer “Archie” Fowler Stone, Coast Guard aviator number one, who made history in 1919 for being one of two Coast Guard pilots in the four man air crew who completed the first trans-Atlantic flight in a Navy seaplane.
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.
About Huntington Ingalls Industries
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 42,000 people operating both domestically and internationally. For more information, visit:
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