USS Shamal (PC-13)
.jpg) USCGC Shamal (WPC-13) | |
| Career (US) |  |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | 19 July 1991 |
| Builder: | Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, Louisiana |
| Laid down: | 23 September 1994 |
| Launched: | 3 March 1995 |
| Acquired: | 31 October 1995 |
| Commissioned: | 27 January 1996 |
| Recommissioned: | 30 September 2011 |
| Decommissioned: | 1 October 2004 |
| Homeport: | Naval Station Mayport, Jacksonville, Florida |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2015 |
| Badge: |
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| Career (US) |  |
| Acquired: | 1 October 2004 |
| Homeport: | Little Creek, Virginia |
| Badge: |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Cyclone-class patrol ship |
| Displacement: | 331 tons |
| Length: | 174 ft (53 m) |
| Beam: | 25 ft (7.6 m) |
| Draught: | 7.5 ft (2.3 m) |
| Speed: | 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
| Complement: | 4 officers, 24 men |
| Armament: | (USN) 2 Mk38 chain guns 2 Mk19 grenade launchers 2 .50 (12.7 mm) machine guns 6 Stinger missiles |
USS Shamal (PC-13) is the thirteenth Cyclone class patrol (coastal) ship. Shamal was laid down 23 September 1994 by Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, Louisiana and launched 3 March 1995. She was commissioned 27 January 1996. Decommissioned by the United States Navy 1 October 2004 and transferred to the United States Coast Guard and recommissioned the USCGC Shamal (WPC-13).
Shamal was transferred back to the Navy on 30 September 2011, and is once again designated PC-13.[1][2]
References
- This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.
- ↑ "Patrol Coastal Ships – PC". U.S. Navy. 10 November 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
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