USS Cardinal (MHC-60)
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For other ships of the same name, see USS Cardinal.
.jpg/300px-USS_Cardinal_(MHC-60).jpg) USS Cardinal in the Persian Gulf, 2003 |
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | 22 April 1992 |
| Builder: | Intermarine |
| Laid down: | 13 April 1994 |
| Launched: | 9 March 1996 |
| Commissioned: | 18 October 1997 |
| Decommissioned: | 30 December 2006 |
| Struck: | 7 January 2007 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 828 tons |
| Length: | 188′ (57.3 m) |
| Beam: | 38′ (11.6 m) |
| Draft: | 11′ (3.4 m) |
| Complement: | 5 officers and 46 enlisted |
USS Cardinal (MHC-60) was the tenth Osprey-class coastal mine hunter in the United States Navy.
She was decommissioned in January 2007 (on a schedule which has all Osprey-class ships fully decommissioned by the end of 2008) and given to the Egyptian Navy pursuant to the Naval Vessels Transfer Act of 2005 (P.L. 109-134).
From September 1, 2000, until her decommissioning, Cardinal was forward deployed in Manama, Bahrain.
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