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Date:Aug. 17, 2006
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CUTTYHUNK TO DEPART PORT ANGELES | |
PORT ANGELES, Wa. - The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Cuttyhunk will set out Monday for Curtis Bay, Md., where the vessel will undergo a year-long refurbishment to extend its service to the maritime community. Cuttyhunk is the third of six patrol boats scheduled for the initial phase of the Mission Effectiveness Project, one of the Coast Guard's legacy-asset sustainment projects under the auspices of the Coast Guard Integrated Deepwater Program. Deepwater, as it is simply known throughout the Coast Guard, is the largest modernization and recapitalization program in the history of the service. This progressive modernization, conversion and recapitalization of the Coast Guard legacy assets is being conducted by the Integrated Coast Guard Systems (ICGS) team, a joint venture between Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman Corporation, in partnership with the Coast Guard. As part of Deepwater's various sustainment projects for air and surface assets, the Coast Guard's 110-foot, 210-foot, and 270-foot cutter fleet is undergoing the year-long MEP at the Coast Guard Yard in Curtis Bay, Md., to replace obsolete and increasingly unsupportable systems. MEP also addresses safety and reliability concerns impacting the aging patrol boats. The MEP's major systems refurbishments will involve replacing hull plating, tanks, piping, and electrical wiring. Additional work will renew decks, living quarters and engineering systems, and the pilothouse will be re-configured to better fit and support the re-wired electronics. The MEP's objective is to maintain the patrol boat fleet's operational performance to improve reliability and reduce maintenance costs. It is a key part of the Deepwater strategy to allow the Coast Guard to bridge the gap until new cutter replacements are delivered over the next 10 to 15 years. For more information on the Cuttyhunk visit www.uscg.mil/d13. For more information on the Coast Guard's Integrated Deepwater System visit www.uscg.mil/deepwater. | |
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