USCGC Sherman (WHEC-720)

USCGC Sherman (WHEC-720)

USCGC "Sherman" (WHEC-720) is a U. S. Coast Guard high endurance cutter based out of Integrated Support Command Alameda, Coast Guard Island, Alameda, California.

"Sherman " was laid down January 25, 1967 at Avondale Shipyards near New Orleans, Louisiana and launched September 3, 1968. She was named for John Sherman, the 32nd United States Secretary of the Treasury and author of the Sherman Antitrust Act.

On March 17, 2007 "Sherman" stopped the Panamanian motor vessel "Gatun" about 20 miles off a Panamanian island. "Gatun" was loaded with 20 tons of cocaine with an estimated retail street value of $600 million. The seizure was the largest drug bust in US history and the largest interdiction at sea. [ [http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKN2328762320070423?pageNumber=1 Reuters: "U.S. unloads record bust of 20 tons of cocaine"] ]

References

* [http://www.uscg.mil/pacarea/cgcsherman/history.html USCGC "Sherman" history]

External links

* [http://www.uscg.mil/pacarea/cgcsherman/index.html "Sherman" home page]


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