Ballistic-missile submarine USS Rhode Island (SSBN 740), under way in the Atlantic Intercoastal Waterway, is returning to Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Ga., Jan. 9, 2009, after completing a Trident patrol. (U.S Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kimberly Clifford/Released)
Updated: Monday, 25 May 2009, 12:35 PM EDT
Published : Monday, 25 May 2009, 12:35 PM EDT
By The Associated Press
ST. MARYS, Ga. - The Coast Guard is getting a new cutter for its mission of escorting Trident nuclear submarines as they arrive and depart the Kings Bay Naval Submarine Base.
The 87-foot CGC Sea Dog is scheduled to arrive Monday afternoon to join the Sea Dragon, which arrived at Kings Bay in January 2008. Both are assigned to the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Force Protection Unit.
The Sea Dog, with a crew of 10, is the 73rd Marine Protector Class patrol boat built by Bollinger Shipyards in Lockport, La. Two identical ships are assigned to protect Trident subs assigned to Bangor Naval Submarine Base in Washington.
Base officials plan no ceremony when the Sea Dog arrives. A formal commissioning ceremony will be July 2.
Every day, in more than a dozen communities across Georgia, people are protected…
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