Crew celebrates commissioning of Coast Guard Cutter Angela McShan at Cape May, New Jersey

U.S. Coast Guard District 5
Story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nathan Cox

Date: 10.26.2019
Posted: 10.30.2019 12:20
News ID: 349893

Petty Officer 2nd Class Malerie Bell, a boatswains mate on the Angela McShan, poses for a picture following the commissioning of Coast Guard Cutter Angela McShan on October 26, 2019 at Cape May, New Jersey. The McShan is the 35th fast response cutter to be commissioned in the Coast Guard. The namesake of the cutter is Angela McShan, the first female African American master chief in the history of the Coast Guard. (U.S. Coast Guard photo taken by Petty Officer 2nd Class Nathan Cox/Unreleased)