Eighth National Security Cutter Launched

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Eighth National Security Cutter Launched

Midgett, the eighth national security cutter (NSC), was launched in Pascagoula, Mississippi, on Nov. 22, 2017, by Ingalls Shipbuilding. The ship is scheduled for delivery in 2019 and will be stationed in Honolulu along with the seventh NSC, Kimball. Photo courtesy of Lance Davis/Huntington Ingalls Industries.

For more information: National Security Cutter program page