Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton, the first national security cutter homeported on the East Coast, entered into active service Saturday, Dec. 6, 2014 at Union Pier Terminal in downtown Charleston. The commissioning ceremony for the Coast Guard’s newest 418-foot cutter was presided by Vice Adm. William “Dean” Lee, Coast Guard Atlantic Area commander. Commandant of the Coast Guard, Adm. Paul Zukunft, delivered the keynote address. U.S. Coast Guard video.
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