Coast Guard Commissions Munro National Security Cutter In Seattle
April 03 2017
The U.S. Coast Guard has commissioned its newest Bertholf-class national security cutter in Seattle, reports the Seattle Times.
The Munro (WMSL-755), the sixth cutter in the class, entered service during a Saturday ceremony.
The cutter honors Signalman First Class Douglas Munro, the Coast Guard's sole Medal of Honor recipient.
Munro, who hailed from South Cle Elum, Wash., was killed during the battle of Guadalcanal in 1942 while rescuing a detachment of 500 U.S. Marines,...
Please log in to continue reading.
Not yet a subscriber? Take a free trial.
Military Periscope gives you easy-to-use, integrated, open-source intelligence on…
- More than 7,500 weapons systems and platforms
- Nearly every country's armed forces
- Militant organizations
Try Military Periscope free for seven days
Your online source for military news, weapons, and nation's armed forces worldwide
Military Periscope FEDLINK information
Service ID: UC
Contract Number: LCFDL24D0002
Military Periscope is a product of GovExec.
600 New Hampshire Ave., Suite 510,
Washington DC, 20037, USA.
customerservice@militaryperiscope.com
©Military Periscope 2025
All rights reserved. Redistribution of the content is prohibited without prior consent of Military Periscope.