USS Thunderbolt (PC-12)
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| Career US | |
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| Ordered: | July 19, 1991 |
| Builder: | Bollinger Machine, Lockport, Louisiana |
| Laid down: | June 9, 1994 |
| Launched: | December 2, 1994 |
| Acquired: | August 5, 1995 |
| Commissioned: | October 7, 1995 |
| Status: | Active |
| Homeport: | Little Creek, Virginia |
| 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 Thunderbolt (PC-12) is the twelfth Cyclone class Patrol (coastal) ship. Thunderbolt was laid down June 9, 1994 by Bollinger Machine, Lockport, Louisiana and launched December 2, 1994. She was commissioned by the United States Navy October 7, 1995.
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