Name Munro Awarded April 30, 2013 Laid down November 5, 2014 Construction started 5 November 2014 Length 127 m | Namesake Douglas A. Munro Cost $487.1 Million Sponsored by Julie Sheehan Launched 12 September 2015 Endurance 2 months | |
 | ||
Builders Huntington Ingalls Industries, Pascagoula | ||
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.
History
Huntington Ingalls Industries subsidiary Ingalls Shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi, was awarded the $487.1 million construction contract on April 30, 2013. Construction officially began on October 7, 2013 with a ceremony marking the cutting of the first 100 tons of steel. Munro was launched on September 12, 2015.
References
USCGC Munro (WMSL-755) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA