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'''USCGC ''Sherman'' (WHEC-720)''' is a U. S. [[United States Coast Guard|Coast Guard]] [[high endurance cutter]] based out of San Diego, CA.
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'''USCGC ''Sherman'' (WHEC-720)''' is a U. S. [[United States Coast Guard|Coast Guard]] [[high endurance cutter]] based out of San Diego, CA.
 
''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]].
 
''Sherman '' was laid down January 25, 1967 at [[Avondale Shipyard]]s 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]].
 
   
 
''Sherman'' was involved in search and rescue efforts following the sinking of [[FV Big Valley|F/V ''Big Valley'']] near [[Saint Paul Island (Alaska)|Saint Paul Island, Alaska]], on January 15, 2005.<ref>http://www.uscgnews.com/go/doc/780/60701/</ref>
 
''Sherman'' was involved in search and rescue efforts following the sinking of [[FV Big Valley|F/V ''Big Valley'']] near [[Saint Paul Island (Alaska)|Saint Paul Island, Alaska]], on January 15, 2005.<ref>http://www.uscgnews.com/go/doc/780/60701/</ref>
   
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 [[search and seizure|seizure]] was the largest [[War on drugs|drug bust]] in US history and the largest interdiction at sea.<ref>[http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKN2328762320070423?pageNumber=1 Reuters: ''U.S. unloads record bust of 20 tons of cocaine'']</ref>
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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.<ref>[http://uk.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUKN2328762320070423?pageNumber=1 Reuters: ''U.S. unloads record bust of 20 tons of cocaine'']</ref>
   
 
[[File:US Navy 060520-N-4104L-005 U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Sherman (WHEC 720) leaves the White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa pier to begin its participation in exercise Southeast Asia Cooperation Against Terrorism (SEACAT) 2006.jpg|thumb|left|USCGC ''Sherman'' in 2006.]]
 
[[File:US Navy 060520-N-4104L-005 U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Sherman (WHEC 720) leaves the White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa pier to begin its participation in exercise Southeast Asia Cooperation Against Terrorism (SEACAT) 2006.jpg|thumb|left|USCGC ''Sherman'' in 2006.]]

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USCGC Sherman (WHEC-720)
USCGC Sherman WHEC-720 Vietnam War
USCGC Sherman (WHEC-720) in 1969
Career (United States) Ensign of the United States Coast Guard
Name: USCGC Sherman (WHEC-720)
Namesake: John Sherman
Builder: Avondale Shipyards
Laid down: 25 January 1967
Launched: 23 September 1967
Commissioned: 3 September 1968
Recommissioned: July 1989
Decommissioned: May 1986
Homeport: San Diego, California
Motto: “Honorable and Faithful”
Honors and
awards:
Golden Eagle award by White House Drug Czar
Status: Active in service as of 2014
Notes: In July 2001, Sherman became the first Coast Guard cutter to circumnavigate the world.
Badge:

USCGC Sherman shield

Crest of the USCGC Sherman
General characteristics
Displacement: 3,250 tons
Length: 378 ft (115 m)
Beam: 43 ft (13 m)
Draught: 15 ft (4.6 m)
Propulsion: Two diesel engines and two gas turbine engines
Speed: 29 knots
Range: 14,000 miles
Endurance: 45 days
Complement: 167 personnel
Sensors and
processing systems:
AN/SPS-40 air-search radar
Armament: Otobreda 76 mm, Phalanx CIWS

USCGC Sherman (WHEC-720) is a U. S. Coast Guard high endurance cutter based out of San Diego, CA. 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.

Sherman was involved in search and rescue efforts following the sinking of F/V Big Valley near Saint Paul Island, Alaska, on January 15, 2005.[1]

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.[2]

US Navy 060520-N-4104L-005 U.S

USCGC Sherman in 2006.

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