PCU USCGC James (WMSL-754) (Pascagoula, Mississippi)

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Laid down in May of 2013 the fifth member of the Legend Class of National Security Cutters built for the US Coast Guard, USCGC James is the first ship of the US Coast Guard named in honor of Joshua James, an American sea captain and a U.S. Life-Saving Service Station Keeper and Gold Lifesaving Medal recipient who is credited with saving over 600 lives during his career.

Launched in May of 2014 and christened in August of the same year, the USCGC James is slated to join the US Coast Guard fleet in the Summer of 2015.

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USCGC_James_(WMSL-754)

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Coordinates: 30°20'42"N 88°34'44"W

US Coast Guard Station Pascagoula 0.5 km
US Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City 1326 km
Naval Support Activity Northwest Annex 1333 km
United States Coast Guard Base Portsmouth 1344 km
United States Coast Guard Communications Area Master Station Atlantic, Pungo Transmitter Site 1364 km
US Coast Guard Telecommunications and Information Systems Command (TISCOM) 1404 km
U.S. Coast Guard Training Center Cape May 1574 km
Atlantic City International Airport 1628 km
US Coast Guard Station Sandy Hook 1733 km
United States Coast Guard Communication Station, Boston (NMF) 2054 km

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