USS Hurricane
.jpg) USS Hurricane (PC-3) | |
| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name: | Hurricane |
| Ordered: | 3 August 1990 |
| Builder: | Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, Louisiana |
| Laid down: | 20 November 1991 |
| Launched: | 6 June 1992 |
| Acquired: | 21 July 1993 |
| Commissioned: | 15 October 1993 |
| Homeport: | Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Virginia |
| Nickname(s): | The Hurt and Pain |
| Status: | in active service |
| 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, 8 Special Forces |
| Armament: |
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USS Hurricane (PC-3) is the third Cyclone-class patrol (coastal) ship. Her keel was laid at Bollinger Shipyards on 20 November 1991, and she was launched on 6 June 1992 and commissioned on 15 October 1993.
In 2012, Hurricane made port visits to various cities in the Great Lakes region to commemorate the bicentennial of the War of 1812.
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.
External links
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- PC-1 Cyclone class Patrol Coastal Boats, Federation of American Scientists (FAS) Military Analysis Network.
- , "Fact File".
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