USS Chinook (PC-9)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Chinook.

USS Chinook (PC-9)
History
United States
Name	Chinook
Namesake	Chinook
Operator	United States Navy
Ordered	19 July 1991
Builder	Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, Louisiana
Laid down	16 June 1993
Launched	26 February 1994
Acquired	7 October 1994
Commissioned	28 January 1995
In service	1995
Homeport	Manama, Bahrain
Identification	PC-9
Motto	"Stealth Courage Swiftness"
Status	in active service
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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)
Draft	7.5 ft (2.3 m)
Propulsion	Four 3,350shp Paxman diesel engines, four shafts
Speed	35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Boats & landing craft carried	Single RHIB Craft
Troops	Eight Special Warfare Det. or USCG Det.
Complement	4 officers, 24 Enlisted
Armament	(USN) 2 Mk38 chain guns 2 Mk19 grenade launchers 2 .50 (12.7 mm) machine guns 6 Stinger missiles
Aircraft carried	None
Aviation facilities	None

The second USS Chinook (PC-9) is the ninth Cyclone-class patrol ship of the United States Navy. Contract awarded 19 July 1991 to Bollinger Shipyards, 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.

One of two crew-served Mk 38 25 mm autocannons carried aboard Chinook in 2003

Awards

• Combat Action Ribbon (2003)
• Meritorious Unit Citation – 2 awards (2000, 2013 to 2015)
• Navy "E" Ribbon 3 awards (1998, 2003, 2015)
• National Defense Service Medal with star
• Iraq Campaign Medal with two campaign stars
• Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
• Global War on Terrorism Service Medal

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

• USS Chinook Makes First Overnight U.S. Ship Visit to Iraq
• FAS