The Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf, the first 418-foot National Security Cutter, is designed to perform the full scope of Coast Guard missions. The cutter includes an aft launch and recovery area for two rigid hull inflatable boats, a flight deck to accommodate a range of manned and unmanned rotary wing aircrafts, and state-of-the-art command and control electronics. It is named in honor of the Coast Guard's first Commandant, Ellsworth Price Bertholf (1866-1921). Here the cutter is fueling at sea alongside U.S. Naval Tanker Robert E. Peary. (Art by Leendert van der Pool, Coast Guard Art Program)
