EASTERN SHIPBUILDING GROUP CHRISTENS AND LAUNCHES U.S. COAST GUARD's FIRST HERITAGE CLASS OFFSHORE PATROL CUTTER
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Monday, October 30, 2023
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PANAMA CITY, Fla., Oct. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Eastern Shipbuilding Group christened and launched USCGC ARGUS (WMSM-915), the U.S. Coast Guard's first Heritage-class Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) on Friday, October 27th.
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- PANAMA CITY, Fla., Oct. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Eastern Shipbuilding Group christened and launched USCGC ARGUS (WMSM-915), the U.S. Coast Guard's first Heritage-class Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) on Friday, October 27th.
- Admiral Linda Fagan, Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, delivered the keynote address.
- Over 1,500 highly skilled craft employees and program professionals at Eastern Shipbuilding Group and 200 businesses from over 25 states are supporting the production of the first four Offshore Patrol Cutters in Panama City.
- Revenue Cutter Argus began 13 years of service to the newly formed United States of America in 1791.