The Navy’s New Frigate: An Obsolete Blast From The 90’s That May Work

The Navy's new frigate will be obsolete from the start. It's not great, but it is what we have, and if many can be built a ...

Here’s why the Navy is planning to turn a Coast Guard cutter into a frigate

Since entering service in 2008, Legend-class cutters have shown they are formidable ships, and they have a proven design.

U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Seen Pursuing Fleeing Russian Oil Tanker For First Time (Updated)

The pursuit of the tanker Marinera comes as the U.S. continues pouring aviation assets into the U.K. ahead of a potential ...
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After effectively killing a frigate program, the Navy is now pushing a new American-made 'Golden Fleet' frigate

The US Navy's new frigate will be based on the US Coast Guard's Legend-class cutter.US Coast Guard photo The Navy will build a new "Golden Fleet" frigate class based on the Coast Guard's Legend-class ...
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US Navy FF(X) vs Constellation frigate – a comparison

The decision by the US at the end of 2025 to cancel the Constellation-class frigate for a new FF(X) design caught many by ...
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Huntington Ingalls Industries Begins Fabrication of Legend-Class Cutter Calhoun

Paul Bosarge, a burner work leaderman at Ingalls Shipbuilding, starts fabrication of steel for the newest Legend-class national security cutter (NSC) Calhoun (WMSL 759). Also pictured, from left, are ...
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New national security cutter commissioned at Coast Guard Base Charleston

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — A commissioning ceremony for the newest national security cutter in the U.S. Coast Guard fleet was held at Coast Guard Base Charleston on Saturday. The U.S. Coast Guard ...
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Coast Guard’s newest cutter Calhoun sails away from Ingalls

A new Legend is joining the fleet of U.S. Coast Guard cutters. USCGC Calhoun departed Huntington Ingalls Industries’ shipbuilding division in Pascagoula, Miss., on Sunday. The national security cutter ...