USS Hurricane

USS Hurricane (PC-3)
History
United States
Name	Hurricane
Ordered	3 August 1990
Builder	Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, Louisiana
Laid down	20 November 1991
Launched	6 June 1992
Acquired	21 July 1993
Commissioned	15 October 1993
Homeport	Manama, Bahrain
Identification	MMSI number: 368963000 Callsign: NHAP
Nickname(s)	The Hurt and Pain
Status	in active service
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General characteristics
Class and type	Template:Sclass-
Displacement	331 tons
Length	174 ft (53 m)
Beam	25 ft (7.6 m)
Draught	7.5 ft (2.3 m)
Speed	35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
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 Griffin Missile System

USS Hurricane (PC-3) is the third Cyclone-class patrol (coastal) ship. Her keel was laid at Bollinger Shipyards on 20 November 1991, and she was launched on 6 June 1992 and commissioned on 15 October 1993.

In 2012, Hurricane made port visits to various cities in the Great Lakes region to commemorate the bicentennial of the War of 1812.

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

• PC-1 Cyclone class Patrol Coastal Boats, Federation of American Scientists (FAS) Military Analysis Network.
• [1], "Fact File".