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Coast Guard gets new escort for nuke subs
The Associated Press
Posted : Monday May 25, 2009 14:56:00 EDT
Posted : Monday May 25, 2009 14:56:00 EDT
ST. MARYS, Ga. — The Coast Guard is getting a new cutter for its mission of escorting Trident nuclear submarines as they arrive and depart Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Ga.
The 87-foot Sea Dog is scheduled to arrive Monday afternoon to join the Sea Dragon, which arrived at Kings Bay in January 2008. Both are assigned to the Coast Guard Marine Force Protection Unit.
Sea Dog, with a crew of 10, is the 73rd Marine Protector Class patrol boat built by Bollinger Shipyards in Lockport, La. Two identical ships are assigned to protect Trident subs assigned to Bangor Naval Submarine Base in Washington.
Base officials plan no ceremony when the Sea Dog arrives. A formal commissioning ceremony will be July 2.
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Information from: The Florida Times-Union
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