USS Hurricane (PC-3)
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.jpg) USS Hurricane (PC-3) |
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| Career (US) |  |
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| Ordered: | 3 August 1990 |
| Builder: | Bollinger Machine, Lockport, Louisiana |
| Laid down: | 20 November 1991 |
| Launched: | 6 June 1992 |
| Acquired: | 21 July 1993 |
| Commissioned: | 15 October 1993 |
| Homeport: | Naval Amphibious Base Coronado, California |
| Nickname: | The Hurt and Pain |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2012[update] |
| 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 |
| Complement: | 4 officers, 24 men, 8 Special Forces |
| Armament: | (USN) 2 Mk38 chain guns 2 Mk19 grenade launchers 6 .50 (12.7 mm) machine guns 6 Stinger missiles |
USS Hurricane (PC-3) was the third Cyclone class Patrol (coastal) ship. Its keel laid on 20 November 1991, it was first launched on 6 June 1992 and commissioned on 15 October 1993.
[edit] 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.
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- PC-1 Cyclone class Patrol Coastal Boats, Federation of American Scientists (FAS) Military Analysis Network.
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