USS Chinook (PC-9)
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For other ships of the same name, see USS Chinook.
.jpg) USS Chinook (PC-9) |
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| Career (US) |  |
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| Ordered: | 19 July 1991 |
| Builder: | Bollinger Machine, Lockport, Louisiana |
| Laid down: | 16 June 1993 |
| Launched: | 26 February 1994 |
| Acquired: | 7 October 1994 |
| Commissioned: | 28 January 1995 |
| Homeport: | Atlantic fleet |
| Status: | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Cyclone-class patrol ship |
| Displacement: | 331 tons |
| Length: | 174 ft (53 m) |
| Beam: | 25 ft (7.6 m) |
| Draft: | 7.5 ft (2.3 m) |
| Speed: | 35 knots |
| Complement: | 4 officers, 24 men, 8 Special Forces |
| Armament: | (USN) 2 Mk38 chain guns 2 Mk19 grenade launchers 2 .50 (12.7 mm) machine guns 6 Stinger missiles |
The second USS Chinook (PC-9) is the ninth Cyclone class patrol (coastal) ship of the United States Navy. Awarded 19 July 1991 to Bollinger Machine, her keel was laid 16 June 1993 and she was launched 26 February 1994. She was delivered 7 October 1994 and commissioned 28 January 1995.
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- 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.
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