USS Monsoon (PC-4)
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.jpg) USS Monsoon (PC-4) |
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| Career (United States) |   |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Monsoon (PC-4) |
| Namesake: | Monsoon |
| Ordered: | August 3, 1990 |
| Builder: | Bollinger Machine, Lockport, Louisiana |
| Laid down: | February 15, 1992 |
| Launched: | October 10, 1992 |
| Acquired: | September 20, 1993 |
| Commissioned: | January 22, 1994 |
| Decommissioned: | October 1, 2004 |
| Fate: | On loan to United States Coast Guard |
| General characteristics | |
| 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 2 .50 (12.7 mm) machine guns 6 Stinger missiles |
USS Monsoon (PC-4) was the fourth Cyclone class Patrol (coastal) ship. Monsoon was laid down by Bollinger Machine, Lockport, Louisiana on February 15, 1992 and launched October 10, 1992. She was commissioned January 22, 1994 by the United States Navy. She was decommissioned October 1, 2004 and is on loan to the United States Coast Guard as USCGC Monsoon (WPC-4). Returned to the US Navy from the US Coast Guard on August 22, 2008.
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