USS Thunderbolt
.jpg) USS Thunderbolt in both Coast Guard and Navy markings.
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Ordered | 19 July 1991 |
| Builder | Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, Louisiana |
| Laid down | 9 June 1994 |
| Launched | 2 December 1994 |
| Acquired | 5 August 1995 |
| Commissioned | 7 October 1995 |
| Homeport | Naval Support Activity Bahrain |
| Status | in active service |
| Badge |  |
| 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 |
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USS Thunderbolt (PC-12) is the twelfth Cyclone class patrol ship. Thunderbolt was laid down 9 June 1994 by Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, Louisiana, and launched 2 December 1994. She was commissioned by the United States Navy on 7 October 1995.
Operational history
In 2013,Thunderbolt shifted homeport to Naval Support Activity Bahrain, arriving pierside there on 3 July 2013.[1]
On 27 June 2017, Lt. Cmdr. Timothy Yuhas was relieved by Lt. Cmdr. Michael T. McAraw as commanding officer of Thunderbolt.[2]
On 25 July 2017, Thunderbolt fired warning shots at an Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy vessel. According to an unnamed US defense official source, "The IRGCN boat was coming in at a high rate of speed. It did not respond to any signals, they did not respond to any bridge-to-bridge calls, they (the USS Thunderbolt) felt there was no choice except to fire the warning shots."[3]
References
- ^ U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Public Affairs (29 June 2017). "5th Fleet PC Force Grows to Eight Ships (Story Number: NNS130703-06)" (Press release). Naval Support Activity, Bahrain. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ^ U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Public Affairs (3 July 2013). "New CO to Command Thunderbolt (Story Number: NNS170629-08)" (Press release). Manama, Bahrain. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ^ AFP (25 July 2017). "US Navy ship fires warning shots at Iranian vessel". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 25 July 2017.
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 Thunderbolt Intercepted by an Iranian Patrol Boat
- FAS
- Photo gallery at navsource.org
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