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US Coast Guard Ship Named for World War II Hero Commissioned in New London

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Melvin Bell radioed the first alarms after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The 154-foot-long cutter is designed for drug and migrant interdiction, coastal security, fisheries enforcement, search and rescue, and national defense. She is the 55th of 65 Sentinel-class ships the Coast Guard has ordered to replace 1980s-era 110-foot patrol boats.

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US Coast Guard Ship Named for World War II Hero Commissioned in New London

The U.S. Coast Guard inaugurated a new multi-mission ship, the Melvin Bell, named for a World War II veteran who radioed the first alarms after the attack on Pearl Harbor.

1 month ago·S F, United States

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