USS Robin (MHC-54)
USS Robin (MHC-54) |
Career (US) |
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Name: |
USS Robin |
Namesake: |
Robin |
Awarded: |
2 August 1990 |
Builder: |
Avondale Shipyards |
Laid down: |
2 June 1992 |
Launched: |
11 September 1993 |
Commissioned: |
11 May 1996 |
Decommissioned: |
15 June 2006 |
Struck: |
15 June 2006 |
Fate: |
To be disposed of |
Status: |
Beaumont Reserve Fleet |
Badge: |
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General characteristics |
Class and type: |
Osprey-class coastal minehunter |
Displacement: |
895 tons |
Length: |
188 ft (57 m) |
Beam: |
36 ft (11 m) |
Draft: |
11 ft (3.4 m) |
Propulsion: |
Two diesels (800 hp each) |
Speed: |
12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Complement: |
5 officers and 46 enlisted |
Armament: |
Mine neutralization system & two .50 caliber machine guns |
For other ships of the same name, see
USS Robin.
USS Robin (MHC-54) was an Osprey-class coastal minehunter in the United States Navy and is the fourth ship named for the robin. Robin's keel was laid on 2 June 1992 and she was commissioned on 11 May 1996, at Naval Station Ingleside, Ingleside, Texas. She was decommissioned on 15 June 2006 and currently awaits disposal from the reserve fleet.
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