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USS Tornado (PC-14)
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| Ordered: | August 14, 1997 |
| Builder: | Bollinger Machine, Lockport, Louisiana |
| Laid down: | August 25, 1998 |
| Launched: | June 7, 1999 |
| Acquired: | March 13, 2000 |
| Commissioned: | June 24, 2000 |
| Decommissioned: | October 1, 2004 |
| Recommissioned: | December 6, 2004(USCG) |
| Status: | Loaned to United States Coast Guard |
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| Displacement: | 331 tons |
| Length: | 179 feet |
| 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 Tornado (PC-14) was the fourteenth and last Cyclone class Patrol (coastal) ship, notable for being the only ship in the class designed with shaping features for signature management. She was laid down by Bollinger Machine, Lockport, Louisiana August 25, 1998 and launched June 7, 1999. She was commissioned by the United States Navy June 24, 2000, decommissioned October 1, 2004 and transferred to the United States Coast Guard as USCGC Tornado (WPC-14).
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