USS Chinook (PC-9)
The second USS Chinook (PC-9) is the ninth Cyclone class patrol (coastal) ship of the United States Navy. Contract awarded 19 July 1991 to Bollinger Shipyards, her keel was laid 16 June 1993, and she was launched 26 February 1994. She was delivered 7 October 1994 and commissioned 28 January 1995.
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One of two crew-served Mk 38 25 mm autocannons carried aboard Chinook in 2003
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| Operator: | United States Navy |
| Ordered: | 19 July 1991 |
| Builder: | Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, Louisiana |
| Laid down: | 16 June 1993 |
| Launched: | 26 February 1994 |
| Acquired: | 7 October 1994 |
| Commissioned: | 28 January 1995 |
| In service: | 1995 |
| Homeport: | Atlantic fleet |
| Identification: | PC-9 |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2015 |
| Badge: |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Cyclone-class patrol ship |
| Displacement: | 331 tons |
| Length: | 174 ft (53 m) |
| Beam: | 25 ft (7.6 m) |
| Draft: | 7.5 ft (2.3 m) |
| Propulsion: | Four 3,350shp Paxman diesel engines, four shafts |
| Speed: | 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
| Boats & landing craft carried: | Single RHIB Craft |
| Troops: | Eight Special Warfare Det. or USCG Det. |
| Complement: | 4 officers, 24 Enlisted |
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| Aircraft carried: | None |
| Aviation facilities: | None |
Awards
- Combat Action Ribbon (2003)
- Meritorious Unit Citation - 2 awards (2000, 2013 to 2015)
- Navy "E" Ribbon 3 awards (1998, 2003, 2015)
- National Defense Service Medal with star
- Iraq Campaign Medal with two campaign stars
- Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
- Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
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References
- This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.
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