Washington November 22,2005.The first Deep Water National Security Cutter is set to be built at Northrup Grumman Shipbuilding Pascagoula,MS facility.The ship will bare the name Bertholf in honor of the Organizations first Commandant.Ellisworth Price Bertholf 1866-1921,and the number 750.The cutter is 418 feet long and has a top speed of 28 knots.This is the first N.S.C. in a total of 8 cutters slated to be built to replace the aging Hamilton Class Cutters.It truly is a magnificent ship.Photo courtesy of Alan Hinkel Photography - Alan Hinkel Photography--Mississippi Gulf Coast- powered by SmugMug

This gallery contains pictures of the First and Second Legends Class Deep Water National Security Cutters.The ships bear the numbers WMSL(Legends Class Maritime Security Cutter,Large)- 750 and-751, and the names Bertholf after the first Commandant of the United States Coast Guard,and Waesche,the First Four Star Admiral of the U.S. Coast Guard.The ships are 418 ft.long and are the First Two of Eight being built at Northrop Grumman Pascagoula Shipbuilding,replacing the 378 foot Hamilton Class Endurance Cutters.,The DDG-105 Destroyer USS Dewey,The LHD-8 USS Makin Island,The LPD-19 USS Mesa Verde Amphibious Transport Dock,The DDG-103 USS Truxtun,Trent Lott,and a Bald Eagle.Photo's courtesy of Alan Hinkel Photography.Pascagoula,Mississippi.

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Washington November 22,2005.The first Deep Water National Security Cutter is set to be built at Northrup Grumman Shipbuilding Pascagoula,MS facility.The ship will bare the name Bertholf in honor of the Organizations first Commandant.Ellisworth Price Bertholf 1866-1921,and the number 750.The cutter is 418 feet long and has a top speed of 28 knots.This is the first N.S.C. in a total of 8 cutters slated to be built to replace the aging Hamilton Class Cutters.It truly is a magnificent ship.Photo courtesy of Alan Hinkel Photography