USCGC ''Friedman'' (WMSL-760) was to be the eleventh of the

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. On June 5, 2025 it was announced per agreement between Huntington Inglles Industries and the Trump administration she had been cancelled. She was to be the first ship to be named after Elizebeth Smith Friedman, the famous American cryptologist.

Development and design

All of Legend-class cutters were constructed by

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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

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during declared national emergency contingencies. The cutters are armed mainly to take on lightly-armed hostiles in Low-Threat Environments.

Construction and career

''Friedman'' and her

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were ordered on 21 December 2018. Construction by Huntington Ingalls Industries began on 11 May 2021. On June 5, 2025 it was announced the contract for the ''Friedman'' was cancelled, in an agreement between Huntington Ingalls Industries and the Trump administration.

References

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