USCG Cutter Bertholf WMSL 750 Women's T-Shirt

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The United States Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750) on San Francisco Bay. The Bertholf is homeported in Alameda, California. It was launched on September 29, 2006 at the Ingalls Shipyard in Pascagoula, Mississippi and was christened on November 11, 2006. It is the first of the Legend class maritime security cutters to enter the Coast Guard fleet.

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