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National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) check current status
BERTHOLF dressed up for commissioning Commission Ceremony for the Bertholf
Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff helped to commission the USCGC Bertholf....the nation's first homeland security cutter.

The following is written in the program for commissioning ceremonies:

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Photo from KGO news talk radio

BERTHOLF and EAGLE Old Guard Meets The Future In San Francisco Bay
SAN FRANCISCO (July 23)-- The Coast Guard Cutter Eagle (center) passes the cutter Bertholf along the San Francisco waterfront as the San Francisco Fire Department's fire boat, Phoenix, sprays jets of water into the air... Read more

(Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Kevin J. Neff)

BERTHOLF in San Francisco Bay Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf Arrives in San Francisco
Pascagoula, MS.-
(July 23, 2008) SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf, which will be homeported at Coast Guard Island in Alameda, Calif., passes Alcatraz Island as it enters the San Francisco Bay... Read more
USCGC BERHTOLF with Alcatraz Island. (Coast Guard Photo)

BERTHOLF'S bow from the bridge Newest Coast Guard ship in port
By Josh Mitchell | Sun Reporter
The Coast Guard's newest vessel pulled into the Fells Point pier yesterday, part of a national tour that federal homeland security officials say marks a watershed in the service's ability to patrol the nation's waters.... Read more
The newest and largest Coast Guard cutter, the Bertholf, pays a visit to Baltimore. (Sun Photo)

BERTHOLF underway taken from above Coast Guard Launches First National Security Cutter
BALTIMORE — The Coast Guard just rolled out the most sophisticated ship it’s ever commissioned, packed with new technology to help in the hunt for drug smugglers and terrorists.     Read more
The Coast Guard's new National Security cutter, Bertholf, is packed with new technology to help in the hunt for drug smugglers and terrorists. (Fox News Photo)

BERTHOLF viewed from the water National Security Cutter
Number planned: 8
Length: 418 FT
Displacement: 4,300 LT
Speed: 28 Kts
Endurance: 60 Days
Range: 12,000 NM
Propulsion: CODAG (Combined Diesel and Gas)

Read the full specs at the Deepwater Website.

Coast Guard News sites
Commissioning Ceremony
First Watch
BERTHOLF on CG News
Coast Guard Visual Imagery
Coast Guard Channel
Pentagon Channel videos
USCG Modernization
BERTHOLF video
BERTHOLF video 2
Commissioning video 1
Commissioning video 2
Other BERTHOLF news
Homeland Security Chief Christens New Bay Area Coast Guard Boat

National security cutter Bertholf joins fleet

 

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