USCGC James (WMSL-754) is the fifth Legend-class cutter Length 418 ft (127 m) Height 140 ft (43 m) Armament Armor Aircraft carried Aviation facilities 2 SRBOC/ 2 x NULKA countermeasures chaff/rapid decoy launcher 1 x MK 110 57mm qun a variant of the Bofors 57 mm gun and Gunfire Control System | Richard LeBel

🚨 New Cutter. Bold Mission. USCGC Calhoun (WMSL 759) makes her Fleet Week NYC debut — the newest Legend-class cutter, built for high-stakes ops from open ocean to urban coastline. The Coast Guard is in the fight. #FleetWeek #USCGCalhoun #USCoastGuard #FWNY #FleetWeek2025 #AlwaysReady | All Hands Magazine

“As the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, I’m excited to see this sophisticated national asset put to work ensuring the security and prosperity of our Nation. As a Marine, I’m honored and humbled to see this cutter commissioned to honor Signalman 1st Class Douglas Munro who saved hundreds of Marines at Guadalcanal. It’s apparent his legacy and sacrifice lives on in each member of the U.S. Coast Guard.” -- Secretary of Homeland Security John F. Kelly The Coast Guard Cutter Munro (

The sixth National Security Cutter, Munro, was christened this morning at Ingalls Shipyards in Pascagoula, Miss. The cutter is named for Signalman First Class Douglas Munro, the only Coast Guardsmen to be awarded the Medal of Honor. | U.S. Coast Guard Heartland

#ICYMI here are some video highlights from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Mellon's (WHEC 717) decommissioning ceremony held Thursday on Coast Guard Base Seattle and presided over by Rear Adm. Peter Gautier, the deputy commander of the U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area! Mellon was one of the Coast Guard's two remaining 378-foot Hamilton-class high endurance cutters. The fleet of high endurance cutters is being replaced by 418-foot Legend-class national security cutters, which serve as the Coast Guard's