USS Chinook (PC-9)
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USS Chinook (PC-9) |
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| Career US | |
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| Ordered: | July 19, 1991 |
| Builder: | Bollinger Machine, Lockport, Louisiana |
| Laid down: | June 16, 1993 |
| Launched: | February 26, 1994 |
| Acquired: | October 7, 1994 |
| Commissioned: | January 28, 1995 |
| Status: | Active |
| Homeport: | Atlantic fleet |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 331 tons |
| Length: | 174 feet (53 m) |
| Beam: | 25 ft (7.6 m) |
| Draught: | 7.5 ft (2.5 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 Chinook (PC-9) was the ninth Cyclone class Patrol (coastal) ship. Awarded July 19, 1991 to Bollinger Machine, her keel was laid June 16, 1993 and she was launched February 26, 1994. She was delivered October 7, 1994 and commissioned January 28, 1995.
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