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USCGC ''Midgett'' (WMSL-757) is the eighth of the
Ingalls Shipbuilding delivered ''Midgett'' to the U.S. Coast Guard on April 30, 2019. Immediately upon receipt, the Coast Guard placed the cutter in 'Commission Special'. A small ceremony was held on the ''Midgett'' flight deck on May 1, 2019 which was attended by the crew of the cutter, USCG Project Resident Office Gulf Coast, and Ingalls Shipbuilding representatives. The cutter made her final sail-away from Ingalls Shipbuilding on June 11, 2019 and commenced her maiden voyage.
In early July 2019 while transiting off of North Carolina, ''Midgett'' conducted her first search and rescue operation when directed to assist a mariner on a disabled sailing vessel. On July 9, 2019, a 'Midgett Legacy Reception' was held onboard the cutter in Norfolk Virginia. Over 100 members of the extended Midgett family attended the event and toured the new ship.
On July 25, 2019, during the vessel's transit to Honolulu, the ''Midgett'' seized more than 2,100 pounds of cocaine from a low-profile vessel in international waters in the Eastern Pacific. On July 31, 2019, the ''Midgett'' seized more than 4,600 pounds of cocaine from a second low-profile vessel, their second cocaine bust in five days.
''Midgett'' arrived in her homeport of Honolulu for the first time on August 16, 2019.
United States Coast Guard
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and is stationed in Honolulu
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, Hawaii. The cutter was constructed by Huntington Ingalls Industries' Ingalls Shipbuilding
Ingalls Shipbuilding is a shipyard located in Pascagoula, Mississippi, United States, originally established in 1938, and now part of Huntington Ingalls Industries, HII. It is a leading producer of ships for the United States Navy, and at 12,500 ...
Division in Pascagoula Mississippi and delivered to the Coast Guard in April 2019. It is named in honor of all members of the Midgett family who have served in the U.S. Coast Guard, United States Life-Saving Service
The United States Life-Saving ServiceDespite the lack of hyphen in its insignia, the agency itself is hyphenated in government documents including: and was a United States government agency that grew out of private and local humanitarian effort ...
, and/or other predecessor life-saving services. Seven members of the Midgett family have been awarded the Gold Lifesaving Medal
The Gold Lifesaving Medal and Silver Lifesaving Medal are U.S. decorations issued by the United States Coast Guard. The awards were established by Act of Congress, 20 June 1874; later authorized by . These decorations are two of the oldest med ...
including John Allen Midgett Jr.
John Allen Midgett Jr. (August 25, 1876 – February 9, 1938) was a senior enlisted member of first the United States Life-Saving Service, and later the United States Coast Guard.
Biography
Midgett grew up on Cape Hatteras, on the ou ...
and Rasmus Midgett Rasmus S. Midgett (1851–1926) was a United States Life-Saving Service surfman in North Carolina who single-handedly rescued ten men from the sinking barkentine ''Priscilla'' and was thereafter awarded the Gold Lifesaving Medal from the Secretary o ...
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Construction Milestones
Ingalls Shipbuilding conducted at-sea builder's trials for the cutter on January 22–25 and February 12–13, 2019. The cutter underwentacceptance testing
In engineering and its various subdisciplines, acceptance testing is a test conducted to determine if the requirements of a specification or contract are met. It may involve chemical tests, physical tests, or performance tests.
In systems en ...
conducted by the U.S. Navy Board of Inspection and Survey
The Board of Inspection and Survey (INSURV) is a United States Navy organization whose purpose is to inspect and assess the material condition of U.S. Navy vessels.
The Board is currently headquartered at Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Virgin ...
from March 25–28, 2019.
Special Commissioning and Maiden Voyage
Ingalls Shipbuilding delivered ''Midgett'' to the U.S. Coast Guard on April 30, 2019. Immediately upon receipt, the Coast Guard placed the cutter in 'Commission Special'. A small ceremony was held on the ''Midgett'' flight deck on May 1, 2019 which was attended by the crew of the cutter, USCG Project Resident Office Gulf Coast, and Ingalls Shipbuilding representatives. The cutter made her final sail-away from Ingalls Shipbuilding on June 11, 2019 and commenced her maiden voyage.
In early July 2019 while transiting off of North Carolina, ''Midgett'' conducted her first search and rescue operation when directed to assist a mariner on a disabled sailing vessel. On July 9, 2019, a 'Midgett Legacy Reception' was held onboard the cutter in Norfolk Virginia. Over 100 members of the extended Midgett family attended the event and toured the new ship.
On July 25, 2019, during the vessel's transit to Honolulu, the ''Midgett'' seized more than 2,100 pounds of cocaine from a low-profile vessel in international waters in the Eastern Pacific. On July 31, 2019, the ''Midgett'' seized more than 4,600 pounds of cocaine from a second low-profile vessel, their second cocaine bust in five days.
''Midgett'' arrived in her homeport of Honolulu for the first time on August 16, 2019.
Commissioning
The ''Midgett'' was commissioned by the Coast Guard on August 24, 2019 in a dual ceremony withUSCGC Kimball (WMSL-756)
USCGC ''Kimball'' (WMSL-756) is the seventh of the United States Coast Guard. ''Kimball'' is named for Sumner Increase Kimball, who was the organizer of the United States Life-Saving Service and the General Superintendent of the Life-Saving Servic ...
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See also
*USCGC Midgett (WHEC-726)
USCGC ''John Midgett'' (WHEC-726), previously USCGC ''Midgett'' (WHEC-726), was the twelfth and latest of the United States Coast Guard's fleet of high endurance cutters. With her crew of 24 officers and 160 enlisted men and women, she was ho ...
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* Integrated Deepwater System Program
The Integrated Deepwater System Program (IDS Program or Deepwater) was the 25-year program to replace all or much of the United States Coast Guard's equipment, including aircraft, ships, and logistics and command and control systems. The $24 billi ...
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