History
The first NSC, USCGC Bertholf, entered sea trials in February 2008. She has been in service since August 2008, and is homeported at Coast Guard Island, Alameda, California. A second NSC, Waesche, is also homeported in Alameda in 2010. Construction of the Stratton - which now carries a crew of 123 - began in 2008 at Northrop Grumman's Ingalls Shipyard in Pascagoula, Miss. The vessel was christened by first lady Michelle Obama on July 23, 2010, and released to the custody of the Coast Guard on September 2, 2011. She is now in service in Alameda. Construction on the fourth NSC, USCGC Hamilton (WMSL-753), began in 2011. The Fleet Mix Analysis (FMA) Phase 1 study in December 2009 called for nine NSCs, but there are eight ships in the Program of Record and only six hulls have been funded as of the FY2013-17 capital investment plan.
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