escourted 20 larger vessels. we board 17 vessels for maritime species regulations. facilitate maritime inspections of 15,000 miles of inland water ways and inspect over 60 hazardous containers and hazardous spills. as our wonderful nation's oldest sea going service. the united states coast guard proudly participates in fleet week. this is the coast guard cutter sherman. at this time, please stand and salute the coast guard cutter sherman. >> thank you. please be seated. cutter sherman is the sixth of the 12, 378 foot high endurance cutters built in the 1960's. high endurance cutters are the third in class behind the ice breakers and the 418 foot legend class national security cutters. this particular cutter is named for john sherman. the 19th country states men that served as secretary the treasure from and served as secretary of the state spending 30 years in congress as a senator and representative from ohio. sherman was interested from avon dale, louisiana. launched the very same year and was commissioned on september 3rd, 1968. sherman was stationed in boston, m

since that time, she has participated in numerous coastal prayings, including escourt operations, century and rescue, fisheries patrols and good will port visits. the most recent accomplishments came in 2010 when she travelled to puerta vallarta, mexico. in support of maritime security to the 2010 winter olympic games in vancouver. ladies and gentlemen, at this time, please stand and salute the edmonton. thank you. please be seated. as with the majority of ships in the canadian fleet, edmonton is named after the capital city of the province of alberta. edmonton is reknowned as a major hub and a major exporter of commodities. the ship's motto, industry and riches, has managed to reflect the city's heritage. edmonton is capable of accommodating a number of different mission-specific pay loads. some of these pay loads inside a side scan array. and frequently requires space. as edmonton continues to meet the maritime fleet, ladies and gentlemen, her majesty's canadian ship, the edmonton. >> ladies and gentlemen, next in line is her majesty's canadian ship. brandon. a vessel of the pacific fle

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escourted 20 larger vessels. we board 17 vessels for maritime species regulations.ilitate maritime inspections of 15,000 miles of inland water ways and inspect over 60 hazardous containers and hazardous spills. as our wonderful nation's oldest sea going service. the