USCGC Calhoun

USCGC Calhoun is the tenth of the United States Coast Guard. She is the first ship to be named after Charles L. Calhoun, the first Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard.

Development and design

All of Legend-class cutters were constructed by Huntington Ingalls Industries and were part of the Integrated Deepwater System Program. They are of the high endurance cutter roles with additional upgrades to make it more of an asset to the Department of Defense during declared national emergency contingencies. The cutters are armed mainly to take on lightly armed hostiles in low-threat environments.

Construction and career

Calhoun and her sister ship were ordered on 21 December 2018. On 12 November 2019, 100 tons of her steel had been cut. As of July 2021, she was more than halfway through her construction schedule. After the planned ceremony was delayed in 2020, her keel was formally authenticated on 23 July 2021. Calhoun was launched on 2 April 2022 and christened on 4 June 2022. Ingalls Shipbuilding announced on August 2, 2023 that Calhoun completed her acceptance sea trials. Calhoun was delivered to Coast Guard Base Charleston and commissioned on April 20, 2024.