Pascagoula, Miss. (Feb. 10, 2008) -- Bertholf, the first Coast Guard National Security Cutter, completed successful Builders' Trials in the Gulf of Mexico.
Bertholf is the first of eight planned ships in the new class of technologically advanced multi-mission cutters and will be homeported in Alameda, Calif., following delivery, acceptance and commissioning this year.
Photo courtesy of Northrop Grumman