National Security Cutter 1

Pascagoula, Miss. (July 31, 2007) -- Nameplate of the Commanding Officer stateroom aboard the National Security Cutter 1, which is 85 percent complete. The NSC is the flagship of the fleet, capable of meeting all maritime security mission needs. It is the largest and most technically advanced class of cutter in the Coast Guard, with robust capabilities for maritime homeland security, law enforcement and national defense missions