USCGC_Munro_(WMSL-755)

USCGC <i>Munro</i> (WMSL-755)

USCGC Munro (WMSL-755)

Legend-class cutter of the United States Coast Guard

For other ships with the same name, see USCGC Munro.

USCGC Munro (WMSL-755) is the sixth Legend-class cutter of the United States Coast Guard. Munro is the second cutter named for Signalman First Class Douglas A. Munro (1919–1942), the only Coast Guardsman to be awarded the Medal of Honor. The US Navy destroyer escort USS Douglas A. Munro (DE-422) was also named for Munro.

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History

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Munro crew interdicts suspected drug smuggling vessel, June 18, 2019

Huntington Ingalls Industries subsidiary Ingalls Shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi, was awarded the $487.1 million construction contract on April 30, 2013.[2] Construction officially began on October 7, 2013 with a ceremony marking the cutting of the first 100 tons of steel.[3] Munro was launched at Pascagoula on September 12, 2015 and christened there on November 14, 2015.[4][5]

On June 18, 2019, the crew participated in capturing a narco-submarine carrying 17,000 pounds of cocaine. The total amount of drugs seized was valued at $232 million USD, representing one of the largest drug seizures to date.[6] Video of the incident was later made available on both news and military websites. The video shows the Coast Guard ordering the submarine to stop, followed by Coast Guard personnel jumping aboard the still moving submarine and forcing the hatch open, leading to the surrender of the submarine's crew.[6][7]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "National Security Cutter: Program Profile". USCG.mil. US Coast Guard. Archived from the original on 13 February 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  2. [2]
    "Acquisition Update: Contract Awarded for Production of Sixth National Security Cutter" (PDF). US Coast Guard. 2013-04-30. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
  3. [3]
    "Coast Guard Marks Production Milestones: NSC 4 Electronics Light-Off Achieved and NSC 6 Fabrication Begins" (PDF). US Coast Guard Acquisition. 2013-10-07. Retrieved 2018-08-26.
  4. [4]
    "Acquisition Update: Sixth National Security Cutter Launched" (PDF) (Press release). United States Coast Guard Deputy Commandant for Mission Support. 15 September 2015. Retrieved 2021-11-19.
  5. [5]
    "Munro Christening". Operation Inherent Resolve. United States Department of Defense. 14 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  6. [6]
    Gstalter, Morgan (12 July 2019). "Coast Guard releases video of $232 million cocaine bust on moving submarine". The Hill. Washington, D.C. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  7. [7]
    "Intense video shows Coast Guard capturing mini sub suspected of drug smuggling". The Sacramento Bee. Sacramento, California. 11 July 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
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