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USS Falcon (MHC-59)

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USS Falcon on the Potomac River, 2000
USS Falcon on the Potomac River, 2000
History
United States
NameUSS Falcon (MHC-59)
Awarded22 April 1992
BuilderIntermarine USA
Laid down1 July 1993
Launched3 June 1995
Acquired14 October 1996
Commissioned8 February 1997
Decommissioned30 June 2006
Stricken30 June 2006
StatusDisposed of, by Navy Sale 23 May 2010
History
Taiwan
NameROCS Yung An (MHC 1311)
Commissioned10 August 2012
FateTemplate:Ship will be in active service soon
StatusDelivered 2 August 2012
General characteristics
Class and typeOsprey-class coastal minehunter
Displacement821 tons (light) 908 tons (full)
Length188′ (57.3 m)
Beam38′ (11.6 m)
Draft11′ (3.4 m)
PropulsionDiesel Engines
ComplementOfficers: 5 Enlisted: 46

USS Falcon (MHC-59) is the ninth ship of Osprey-class coastal minehunters. She is named after the falcon.

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