New Coast Guard Icebreaker Will Be Homeported in Seattle – USNI News

New Coast Guard Icebreaker Will Be Homeported in Seattle – USNI News

June 17, 2019 5:52 PM

US Heavy Ice Breaker Polar Star (WAGB-10). US Coast Guard Photo

The U.S. Coast Guard’s polar icebreaking fleet will remain based in Seattle after delivery of its new class of heavy icebreakers.

The first of a planned fleet of three heavy icebreakers, called Polar Security Cutters, is expected to deliver in 2023. The Coast Guard’s only working heavy icebreaker, USCGC 

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