History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Pelican |
Namesake | Pelican |
Awarded | 3 October 1989 |
Builder | Avondale Shipyard, Gulfport, Mississippi |
Laid down | 6 June 1991 |
Launched | 27 February 1993 |
Completed | 11 August 1995 |
Commissioned | 18 November 1995 |
Decommissioned | 16 March 2007 |
Stricken | 16 March 2007 |
Identification | MHC-53 |
Fate | Sold to Greece, 16 March 2007 |
Badge | |
Greece | |
Name | Evniki |
Acquired | 16 March 2007 |
Commissioned | 16 March 2007 |
Identification | M61 |
Fate | in active service |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Osprey-class coastal minehunter |
Displacement |
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Length | 188 ft (57 m) |
Beam | 38 ft (12 m) |
Draft | 11 ft (3.4 m) |
Propulsion | Two diesels, 800 hp (597 kW) each |
Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
Complement | 5 Officers, 46 Enlisted |
Armament | Mine neutralization system & two .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns |
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