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:
Nickname(s): The Hurt and Pain
Status: in active service
Badge:
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 (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.

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