Alan Hinkel Photography--Mississippi Gulf Coast : photos : Marine Military and Civilian Ships : The WMSL-751,USCGC Waesche,pictured here being painted in the dry dock,is the Second of Eight Legends Class U.S.Coast Guard National Security Cutters being built in Pascagoula,Mississippi at Northrop Grumman Ingalls Operations Ship Systems.Waesche was the First Four Star Admiral of the U.S. Coast Guard.- 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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The WMSL-751,USCGC Waesche,pictured here being painted in the dry dock,is the Second of Eight Legends Class U.S.Coast Guard National Security Cutters being built in Pascagoula,Mississippi at Northrop Grumman Ingalls Operations Ship Systems.Waesche was the First Four Star Admiral of the U.S. Coast Guard.