The Day

NEW CUTTER ENTERS SERVICE

- PHOTOS BY DANA JENSEN THE DAY

A commission­ing ceremony for the Coast Guard Cutter Melvin Bell (WPC 1155) was held Thursday at the Coast Guard Academy in New London. Master Chief Melvin Bell, the ship’s namesake, was born in Hawaii and enlisted in the Coast Guard after graduating from high school in 1938. According to the Coast Guard, he distinguis­hed himself many times during his active-duty career.

?? ?? Above, the crew of the cutter stands during the commission­ing ceremony.
Above, the crew of the cutter stands during the commission­ing ceremony.
?? ?? Left, the Melvin Bell is a Sentinel-class fast-response cutter. The Coast Guard’s next-generation patrol boat, fast-response cutters are used for a variety of missions, including search and rescue, drug operations, migrant interdicti­on, fisheries regulation enforcemen­t and homeland security.
Left, the Melvin Bell is a Sentinel-class fast-response cutter. The Coast Guard’s next-generation patrol boat, fast-response cutters are used for a variety of missions, including search and rescue, drug operations, migrant interdicti­on, fisheries regulation enforcemen­t and homeland security.

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