More than 1,000 guests were present at the recent christening ceremony of ‘Waesche’, a Northrop Grumman-built vessel for the US Coast Guard.
The vessel was named for Adm Russell R Waesche, the first Coast Guard commandant to achieve the rank of admiral. He led the Coast Guard from 1936 to 1946, which is the longest tenure of any USCG commandant. ‘Waesche’ is the second ship in the new Legend-class of technologically advanced multi-mission cutters for the US Coast Guard and the Department of Homeland Security. The new 127-metre vessel has a 4,300 tonne displacement at full load. The vessel is powered by twin screw combined diesel and gas turbine power propulsion plants, and is designed to travel at a maximum speed of 28 knots.
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