| Career (US) | |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | 14 August 1997 |
| Builder: | Bollinger Machine, Lockport, Louisiana |
| Laid down: | 25 August 1998 |
| Launched: | 7 June 1999 |
| Acquired: | 13 March 2000 |
| Commissioned: | 24 June 2000 |
| Recommissioned: | 6 December 2004(USCG) |
| Decommissioned: | 1 October 2004 |
| Homeport: | Pascagoula, Mississippi |
| Motto: | Focused Precision |
| Fate: | Loaned to United States Coast Guard |
| Status: | In Service |
| Notes: | 1:35 p.m. EST on March 2, 2009 USCGC Tornado (WPC-14) Rescued Nick Schuyler |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Cyclone-class patrol ship |
| Displacement: | 331 tons |
| Length: | 179 ft (55 m) |
| Beam: | 25 ft (7.6 m) |
| Draught: | 7.5 ft (2.3 m) |
| Installed power: | 2 CAT Marine SSDG |
| Propulsion: | 4 Paxman Valenta Diesel Engines |
| Speed: | 31 knots |
| Boats and landing craft carried: |
USCG Over the Horizon |
| Crew: | 2 officers, 3 chiefs, 25 enlisted |
| Armament: | (USN) 2 × Mk38 chain guns 2 × Mk19 grenade launchers 2 × .50 (12.7 mm) machine guns 6 × Stinger missiles |
USS Tornado (PC-14) was the fourteenth and last Cyclone class patrol (coastal) ship, notable for being the only ship in the class designed with shaping features for signature management. She was laid down by Bollinger Machine, Lockport, Louisiana 25 August 1998 and launched 7 June 1999. She was commissioned by the United States Navy 24 June 2000, decommissioned 1 October 2004 and transferred to the United States Coast Guard as USCGC Tornado (WPC-14).
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