USS Monsoon

USS Monsoon (PC-4) is the fourth Cyclone-class patrol ship. Monsoon was laid down by Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, Louisiana on 15 February 1992 and launched 10 October 1992. She was commissioned 22 January 1994 by the United States Navy. She was decommissioned 1 October 2004 and loaned to the United States Coast Guard as USCGC Monsoon (WPC-4). She was returned to the U.S. Navy on 22 August 2008, and decommissioned again on 28 March 2023.[1]

USS Monsoon (PC-4)
USS Monsoon (PC-4) sailing up the Hudson River in May 2010.
History
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Name
  • USS Monsoon (PC-4)
  • USCGC Monsoon (WPC-4)
NamesakeMonsoon
Ordered3 August 1990
BuilderBollinger Shipyards, Lockport, Louisiana
Laid down15 February 1992
Launched10 October 1992
Acquired20 September 1993
Commissioned22 January 1994
Decommissioned28 March 2023
HomeportManama, Bahrain
MottoStrike with fury.
StatusDecommissioned
Badge
General characteristics
Class and typeCyclone-class patrol ship
Displacement331 tons
Length174 ft (53 m)
Beam25 ft (7.6 m)
Draft7.5 ft (2.3 m)
Propulsion4 Paxman Vallenta 1600 MPDE
Speed35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Boats & landing
craft carried		7m RHIB
Complement4 officers, 24 men, 8 Special Forces
Armament

History

U.S. Coast Guard
Francisco Javier Arellano Felix escorted off USCGC Monsoon by DEA agents

During her time as a U.S. Coast Guard cutter, Monsoon, along with USCGC Boutwell helped with the arrest of Mexican drug kingpin Francisco Javier Arellano Félix in 2006 while he was deep-sea fishing off the Baja Peninsula. The crew of Monsoon took him into custody and his U.S. registered fishing boat, Dock Holiday, was towed back to San Diego from international waters by a Coast Guard patrol boat.[2]

Monsoon was decommissioned on 28 March 2023.

Notes
Citations
  1. NavSource Online: Patrol Craft Coastal Photo Archive. "USS Monsoon (PC-4), ex-USCGC Monsoon (WPC 4)". NavSource.org. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  2. Alfano, Sean; "Feds Land A Big Fish", CBS News
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