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Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf completes first operational patrol
ALAMEDA, Calif. — The Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf, the service’s first Legend-class National Security Cutter, Bertholf, returned to its homeport here Sunday marking the completion of the cutter’s first operational patrol.
Video of Long Range Interceptor Launch by Cutter Bertholf
PACIFIC OCEAN - How do you launch a small boat out the stern of a ship? In this video the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf deploys and recovers the Long Range Interceptor (LRI), one of the three small boats carried onboard the Bertholf.
Cutter Bertholf Vertical Replenishment Video
PACIFIC OCEAN - In this video, the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf conducts a basket hoist exercise with a HH-65 helicopter crew from Air Station San Francisco, Oct. 24, 2008.
Contra Costa Times Video Report on the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf
The Contra Costa Times reports on the arrival of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf as it makes its maiden voyage to its home port in Alameda. Includes a look at the ship and interviews with several of the crew and their families.
Coast Guard Commissions New Cutter Aug. 4
COAST GUARD ISLAND, ALAMEDA, Calif.– The U.S. Coast Guard will commission the first 418-foot National Security Cutter, the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf, into its fleet during a ceremony scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m. Aug. 4 here.
Rep. Elijah Cummings, Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, will be the keynote speaker. Other distinguished guests include Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Thad Allen, and Bertholf Commanding Officer Capt. Patrick Stadt.
Speakers as well as members of the crew will be available for interviews following the ceremony. Tours of Bertholf will also be available.
Bertholf is the lead ship in the new Legend Class of cutters designed to be the flagship of the Coast Guard fleet. Bertholf will improve operational readiness and enable the Coast Guard to fulfill its multi-mission roles more effectively through better sea keeping, higher sustained transit speeds, greater endurance and range, and a greater ability to launch and recover improved small boats, helicopters, and eventually unmanned aerial vehicles - all key attributes in enabling the Coast Guard to implement increased security responsibilities. It is one of the most advanced military vessels in the world and will help the U.S. Coast Guard to respond to America’s maritime needs well into the 21st Century.
The commissioning ceremony, which coincides with the Coast Guard’s 218th birthday, will be followed by the raising of colors, reading of orders and assumption of command, setting the watch, and manning the ship, all proud traditions dating back to the early days of the Revenue Cutter Service and the U.S. Lifesaving Service.
Built by Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, in Pascagoula, Miss, Bertholf was christened Nov. 11, 2006, by the ship’s sponsor, Meryl Chertoff, wife of the DHS secretary.
After departing the shipyard mid-June, Stadt and his crew safely navigated more than 5,000 nautical miles from Mississippi to California. During their trip, Bertholf’s crew explored the capabilities of the Coast Guard’s newest cutter. In addition to small boat and helicopter operations, they conducted live-fire exercises on all of the ship’s weapons systems, including the Mk 110 57mm gun, Close-In Weapons System (CIWS) Block 1B, and .50 caliber machine guns.
Bertholf is the first of eight national security cutters to be built for the Coast Guard. The cutter’s motto, “Legends Begin Here” was established June, 26, 2006. Bertholf was named after Commodore Ellsworth P. Bertholf, the first Commandant of the Coast Guard.
Old Guard Meets The Future In San Francisco Bay
SAN FRANCISCO - In a historic rendezvous, the Coast Guard Cutter Barque Eagle, and the cutter Bertholf passed along side each other near the San Francisco Ferry Terminal today.
The Coast Guard Cutter Eagle is a three-masted barque, and carries square-rigged sails on the fore and main masts. The sailing vessel is 295 feet long, can attain speeds of up to 17 knots under full sail, and has the capacity to carry 239 passengers and crew. The Eagle has been in service within the Coast Guard since 1946, serving as a training platform for cadets and officer candidates to learn leadership, teamwork, seamanship, and navigation skills. She is the only square-rigged sailing vessel still actively serving in the Unites States military. The Eagle is visiting San Francisco and five other West Coast ports, including San Diego, Los Angeles, Astoria, Tacoma, and Victoria, British Columbia.
The Bertholf is the lead ship in the new Legend class of cutters designed to be the flagship of the modern Coast Guard fleet. Bertholf will improve operational readiness and enable the Coast Guard to fulfill its multi-mission roles more effectively through better sea keeping, higher sustained transit speeds, greater endurance and range, and a greater ability to launch and recover improved small boats, helicopters, and eventually unmanned aerial vehicles - all key attributes in enabling the Coast Guard to implement increased security responsibilities.
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First Operational Helicopter Landing on Coast Guard’s newest Cutter
Los Angeles – U.S. Coast Guard Pacific Area Commander, Vice Admiral David Pekoske, arrived on the Coast Guard’s new National Security Cutter Bertholf at approximately 11:45 this morning. VADM Pekoske’s arrival aboard a Coast Guard Air Station Los Angeles helicopter marked the first operational landing by a Pacific Area Unit.
VADM Pekoske joined Bertholf out at sea today for its homecoming voyage and first homeport arrival to Alameda, Calif. After arriving at the Los Angeles International Airport, VADM Pekoske and his aide Lieutenant Jason Cameron met with Aircrew members Lieutenant Commander Toby Holdridge, Lieutenant Jorge Porto, and Chief Warrant Officer Brian Carlton at Coast Guard Air Station Los Angeles to fly the Dolphin off the California Coast to meet Bertholf.
Bertholf is the first ship in the Coast Guard’s new class of highly capable, technologically advanced, mulit-mission cutters built by Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding, Pascagoula, Miss. Christened on November 11, 2006, Veterans’ Day and named after Commodore Ellsworth P. Bertholf, the first Commandant of the Coast Guard. Bertholf is the first of eight National Security Cutters to be built for the Coast Guard. Bertholf will be pulling into its new homeport Wednesday at 11:00 a.m.
The National Security Cutter USCGC Bertholf
Coast Guard Petty Office Adam Eggers and the Pentagon Channel take a look at the new National Security Cutter, the Bertholf.