USCGC ''Kimball'' (WMSL-756) is the seventh of the
United States Coast Guard
The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is the maritime security, search and rescue, and Admiralty law, law enforcement military branch, service branch of the armed forces of the United States. It is one of the country's eight Uniformed services ...
. ''Kimball'' is named for
Sumner Increase Kimball
Sumner Increase Kimball (September 2, 1834 – June 20, 1923) was the organizer of the United States Life-Saving Service and the General Superintendent of the Life-Saving Service from 1878–1915. Originally a lawyer and a legislative administr ...
, who was the organizer of the
United States Life-Saving Service
The United States Life-Saving ServiceDespite the lack of hyphen in its insignia, the agency itself is hyphenated in government documents including: and was a United States government agency that grew out of private and local humanitarian eff ...
and the General Superintendent of the Life-Saving Service from 1878–1915.
History
Original planned commission ceremony was on January 19, 2019, but ceremony cancelled due to the
government shutdown
A government shutdown occurs when the legislative branch does not pass key bills which fund or authorize the operations of the executive branch, resulting in the cessation of some or all operations of a government.
Government shutdowns in the U ...
. On August 24, 2019, ''Kimball'' was commissioned in Honolulu with .
See also
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Integrated Deepwater System Program
The Integrated Deepwater System Program (IDS Program or Deepwater) was the 25-year program to replace all or much of the United States Coast Guard's equipment, including aircraft, ships, and logistics and command and control systems. The $24 bil ...
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Legend-class cutters
Ships of the United States Coast Guard
2016 ships
Ships built in Pascagoula, Mississippi
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