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USCGC Heriberto Hernandez (WPC-1114)
USCGC ''Heriberto Hernandez'' is the 14th United States Coast Guard Cutter, cutter delivered to the United States Coast Guard. Like five of her sister ships, her initial assignment will see her based in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The Coast Guard decided to design all its new cutters, even its smallest, to be able to accommodate mixed sex crews. The Sentinels, and the smaller s, have berthing areas of various sizes, to make this possible. A Sentinel's complement is 22, and they are armed with a 25 mm Bushmaster autocannon, that can be operated remotely, and four crew-served fifty caliber Browning machine guns. The cutters are equipped with a sophisticated modern sensor suite, that can share data with other vessels. The Sentinel class is equipped with a stern launching ramp, that can deploy and retrieve the vessel's 7-meter high-speed jet-boat, even when the vessels are underway. Only a single crewmember is required to remain on deck to deploy or retrieve the jet-boat. ''Heriber ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heriberto Hernandez
Heriberto S. "Ed" Hernandez (1948–1968) was a fireman in the United States Coast Guard. He was a fireman on board a Point Class cutter, the USCGC ''Point Cypress'', during the War in Vietnam. He was killed in the course of a reconnaissance mission on the Rach Nang River when his fiberglass boat came under automatic weapons fire from a riverside bunker operated by the Viet Cong. Hernandez, along with the other two crew members, was hit by several rounds. Although brought back aboard the ''Point Cyprus'', Hernandez was declared dead soon after. He received a posthumous Bronze Star for valor. Personal life According to the '' San Antonio Express News'', Hernandez's family was so poor that he often was forced to walk around without shoes. The ''Express News'' reported that 52 other young men from his school district lost their lives in the Vietnam War. Mario Longoria, a childhood friend who spoke at the 2015 commissioning of USCGC ''Heriberto Hernandez'', described ho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |