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USS Monsoon (PC-4)
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USS Monsoon (PC-4) was the fourth Cyclone class patrol
(coastal) ship. Monsoon was laid down by Bollinger Machine, Lockport, Louisiana
on February 15, 1992 and launched October 10, 1992. She was commissioned January 22, 1994 by the United States Navy
. She was decommissioned October 1, 2004 and loaned to the United States Coast Guard
as USCGC Monsoon (WPC-4). She was returned to the US Navy from the US Coast Guard on August 22, 2008.
During her time as a coast guard cutter, Monsoon helped with the arrest of Mexican drug kingpin Francisco Javier Arellano Félix
while he was deep-sea fishing off the Baja Peninsula. Monsoon towed his fish boat and him back to San Diego from international waters.
Cyclone class patrol ship
The Cyclone class patrol ships are a class of United States Navy coastal patrol boats. Most of these ships were launched between 1992 and 1994....
(coastal) ship. Monsoon was laid down by Bollinger Machine, Lockport, Louisiana
Lockport, Louisiana
Lockport is a town on Bayou Lafourche in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 2,624 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
on February 15, 1992 and launched October 10, 1992. She was commissioned January 22, 1994 by the United States Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
. She was decommissioned October 1, 2004 and loaned to the United States Coast Guard
United States Coast Guard
The United States Coast Guard is a branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven U.S. uniformed services. The Coast Guard is a maritime, military, multi-mission service unique among the military branches for having a maritime law enforcement mission and a federal regulatory agency...
as USCGC Monsoon (WPC-4). She was returned to the US Navy from the US Coast Guard on August 22, 2008.
During her time as a coast guard cutter, Monsoon helped with the arrest of Mexican drug kingpin Francisco Javier Arellano Félix
Francisco Javier Arellano Félix
Francisco Javier Arellano Félix , the brother of Ramón Arellano Félix, is a Mexican drug lord and leader of the Tijuana Cartel involved in drug-smuggling operations from Mexico to the United States....
while he was deep-sea fishing off the Baja Peninsula. Monsoon towed his fish boat and him back to San Diego from international waters.