USCG's First Polar Security Cutter to be Named Polar Sentinel
The first ship in the U.S. Coast Guard's Polar Security Cutter program will be named Polar Sentinel, Commandant Admiral Karl Schultz revealed in his 2022 State of the Coast Guard Address, delivered Thursday in Clearwater, Fla.
The Polar Security Cutter program is planned to replace the Coast Guard's aging fleet of icebreakers, including the 46-year old heavy icebreaker USCGC Polar Star and 23-year-old medium icebreaker USCGC Healy.
Pascagoula, Miss. shipbuilder Halter Marine has been awarded contracts to build the first two Polar Security Cutters, and the U.S. Coast Guard has an option for a third vessel. If all options are exercised, the total contract value is $1.9 billion.
"Detail work remains underway in preparation for construction of our first Polar Security Cutter," Admiral Schultz said in his address. According to the Coast Guard website, construction on the first PSC is expected to begin sometime this year.
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