USS Falcon (MHC-59)
USS Falcon on the Potomac River, 2000 |
| Career (USA) |
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| Name: |
USS Falcon (MHC-59) |
| Awarded: |
22 April 1992 |
| Builder: |
Intermarine USA |
| Laid down: |
1 July 1993 |
| Launched: |
3 June 1995 |
| Acquired: |
14 October 1996 |
| Commissioned: |
8 February 1997 |
| Decommissioned: |
30 June 2006 |
| Struck: |
30 June 2006 |
| Status: |
Awaiting to sell to Taiwan |
| Career (Taiwan) |
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| Fate: |
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| General characteristics |
| Class and type: |
Osprey-class coastal minehunter |
| Displacement: |
821 tons (light) 908 tons (full) |
| Length: |
188′ (57.3 m) |
| Beam: |
38′ (11.6 m) |
| Draft: |
11′ (3.4 m) |
| Propulsion: |
Diesel Engines |
| Complement: |
Officers: 5 Enlisted: 46 |
USS Falcon (MHC-59) is the ninth ship of Osprey-class coastal minehunters. She is named after the falcon.
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