USS Shrike (MHC-62)

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USS Shrike arriving at NS Ingleside, Texas, 2002
History
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NameUSS Shrike
Namesake Shrike
Ordered31 March 1993
Builder Intermarine USA
Laid down12 September 1995
Launched24 May 1997
Acquired11 January 1999
Commissioned31 May 1999
Decommissioned01 December 2007
Stricken01 December 2007
FateSold by U.S. General Services Administration for scrap, 8 May 2014
General characteristics
Class & type Osprey class coastal mine hunter
Displacement918 Tons
Length188′ (57.3 m)
Beam38′ (11.6 m)
Draft11′ (3.4 m)
Propulsion2 × Isotta Fraschini ID36 SS8V-AM diesel engines
Speed10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement6 Officers, 46 Enlisted
Armament2 × 50 caliber machine guns

USS Shrike (MHC-62) is the twelfth and last ship of Osprey-class coastal mine hunters.

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