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USCGC ''Monomoy'' (WPB-1326) is a United States Coast Guard patrol cutter. She is the 26th ship of her class. The second ship of the Coast Guard to bear the name, ''Monomoy'' is named after Monomoy Island which lies off the coast of Cape Cod.〔 〕 ==History== ''Monomoy'' was originally commissioned in 1989 in Woods Hole, Massachusetts, at Coast Guard Station Woods Hole. Her missions have included search and rescue, maritime law enforcement, alien interdiction, marine mammal protection and pollution response, homeland security, and presidential security. ''Monomoy'' provided security for President Clinton while vacationing on Martha's Vineyard, and for George W. Bush while he was in Kennebunkport, Maine.〔 Between 1994 and 1996, she conducted 25 law enforcement patrols in support of Operation Foxwood. Since 1996, ''Monomoy'' has conducted over 300 law enforcement boardings, including the interception and seizure in 1998 of 920 pounds of cocaine off the coast of Puerto Rico.〔 Search and rescue is a ''Monomoy'' core competency. For rescuing the crew of the fishing vessel ''True Life'', the crew of ''Monomoy'' was awarded a Coast Guard Unit Commendation. Another was awarded for the ship's assistance in wreckage recovery after the TWA Flight 800 disaster in 1996. Between 1994 and 1996, ''Monomoy'' participated in Operation Able Manner, which resulted in the rescue of 71 migrants in the Caribbean whose vessels were foundering, and for which the ship was awarded a Coast Guard Meritorious Unit Commendation.〔 After the September 11 attacks, ''Monomoy'' was one of the ships to patrol New York Harbor in District One.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「USCGC Monomoy (WPB-1326)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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