Shamal underway off the coast of Northern Florida on 2 March 2016 | |
History | |
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United States | |
Name | Shamal |
Namesake | Shamal |
Operator | United States Navy |
Ordered | 19 July 1991 |
Builder | Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, Louisiana |
Laid down | 23 September 1994 |
Launched | 3 March 1995 |
Acquired | 31 October 1995 |
Commissioned | 27 January 1996 |
Decommissioned | 1 October 2004 |
Recommissioned | 30 September 2011 |
Decommissioned | 16 February 2021 |
Stricken | 26 February 2021 |
Identification |
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Motto | The Fury of the Storm |
Status | Awaiting Scrapping |
Badge | |
United States | |
Acquired | 1 October 2004 |
Homeport | Little Creek, Virginia |
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General characteristics | |
Class and type | Cyclone-class patrol ship |
Displacement | 331 tons |
Length | 179 ft (55 m) |
Beam | 25 ft (7.6 m) |
Draft | 7.5 ft (2.3 m) |
Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
Complement | 4 officers, 24 enlisted |
Armament |
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Shamal was transferred back to the Navy on 30 September 2011, and is once again designated PC-13. [1] [2]
Shamal was decommissioned on 16 February 2021 at Naval Station Mayport. [3] [4]
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