USS Robin (MHC-54)

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USS Robin (MHC-54)
History
Flag of the United States.svgUnited States
NameUSS Robin
Namesake Robin
Awarded2 August 1990
Builder Avondale Shipyards
Laid down2 June 1992
Launched11 September 1993
Commissioned11 May 1996
Decommissioned15 June 2006
Stricken15 June 2006
FateSold by U.S. General Services Administration for scrap, 08 May 2014
Badge USS Robin MHC-54 Crest.png
General characteristics
Class & type Osprey-class coastal minehunter
Displacement895 tons
Length188 ft (57 m)
Beam36 ft (11 m)
Draft11 ft (3.4 m)
PropulsionTwo diesels (800 hp each)
Speed12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement5 officers and 46 enlisted
ArmamentMine neutralization system & two .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns

USS Robin (MHC-54) was an Osprey-class coastal minehunter in the United States Navy and is the fourth ship named for the robin. Robin's keel was laid on 2 June 1992 and she was commissioned on 11 May 1996, at Naval Station Ingleside, Ingleside, Texas. Struck from the Navy list 15 June 2006, sold by U.S. General Services Administration for scrap, 8 May 2014.

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