It is the largest single haul of cocaine and marijuana in Coast Guard history, and it is valued at $473 million.

The tenth Legend-class National Security Cutter (NSC) for the US Coast Guard (USCG) was launched on 3 April by the Ingalls Shipbuilding division of Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) at Pascagoula, ...

The U.S. Coast Guard is naming the 11th Legend-Class National Security Cutter (NSC) in honor of Elizebeth Smith Friedman. Friedman was a pioneering code-breaker for the Coast Guard during the ...

In a speech to the crew and dignitaries, Capt. Stephen Adler of the Legend-­class cutter CGC Stratton reflected on how his crew responded to tsunamis that struck the Pacific after the eruption of ...

PASCAGOULA, Mississippi -- Ingalls Shipbuilding held a christening ceremony Saturday for National Security Cutter Calhoun (WMSL 759) -- the 10th NSC the Pascagoula shipyard has built for the U.S.

BOSTON (AP) — The Coast Guard has commissioned its newest Legend-class national security cutter at a ceremony in Boston. The James is named for Capt. Joshua James, who was credited with saving ...

The Legend-class National Security Cutter James led the 112-day patrol and returned to its homeport in North Charleston, North Carolina, on April 14. The 418-foot vessel is one of the Coast Guard ...

The two 418-foot cutters are, at $670 million apiece, the seventh and eighth Legend-class cutters designed for “the most challenging national security missions, including support to U.S ...

The cutter honors the Coast Guard’s only Medal of Honor recipient, Douglas Munro, of South Cle Elum, who was fatally wounded in Guadalcanal in 1942.

Huntington Ingalls Industries has been awarded an $88.2 million contract for long-lead materials for the ninth Coast Guard Legend-class National Security Cutter, the company announced on Tuesday.

Legend-class cutters are 418 feet long, 54 feet in the beam and have a speed of more than 28 knots. Their range is 12,000 nautical miles. They are replacing Hamilton-class cutters now in service.