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Bertholf Gallery

Keel Laying Ceremony for First NSC
Former Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Thomas H. Collins welder engraves initials into Keel plate Keel plate of First NSC
USCG Bertholf Takes Shape
construction continues after Hurricane Katrina last unit of USCG <em>Bertholf</em> on the keel blocks USCG Bertholf at night. Half way complete
First NSC Prepares for Christening
39 ton mast for Bertholf Painters apply the Coast Guard hull markings USCG Bertholf in the drydock.
USCG Bertholf Christening
Adm. Thad W. Allen commandant of the Coast Guard Marvin J. Perrett, a WWII CG veteran with former Commandant Adm. James M. Loy
USCG Bertholf Nears Completion
The USCG Bertholf is nearly complete. Bertholf has received her first 25,000 gallons of fuel by barge. NSC Bertholf, had all three generators were powered up successfully.
USCG Bertholf at Sea
The Coast Guard cutter Bertholf makes a port call to Baltimore, Md. A 45-foot Coast Guard Response Boat-Medium from Station Little Creek, Va., transfers passengers from the National Security Cutter Bertholf as it transits through the Chesapeake Bay, Va. Coast Guard Cutter Staten Island from Fort Macon, N.C., escorts the National Security Cutter Bertholf as it transits through the Chesapeake Bay, Va.

WAESCHE Gallery

Cutter Waesche Takes Shape
Bertholf and Waesche side by side at the shipyard. Philip A. Teel,presents the engraved keel plate to Rear Adm. Gary T. Blore. Waesche (WMSL 751) recently completed the load out of the aft machinery space.
Cutter Waesche Prepares for Christening
Final preparations are being made before the second National Security Cutter (NSC), USCG Waesche (WMSL 751). Photo Courtesy of Northrop Grumman. Cutter Waesche (WMSL 751) Prepares for Christening. Photo Courtesy of Northrop Grumman. Painting the hull of the second National Security Cutter (NSC), USCG Waesche (WMSL 751). Photo Courtesy of Northrop Grumman.

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Last Modified 7/24/2008