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USS Shamal 
Summary
USS Shamal (PC-13) is the thirteenth Cyclone-class patrol ship. Shamal was laid down 23 September 1994 by Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, Louisiana and launched 3 March 1995. She was commissioned 27 January 1996. Decommissioned by the United States Navy 1 October 2004 and transferred to the United States Coast Guard and recommissioned the USCGC Shamal (WPC-13).
 Shamal underway off the coast of Northern Florida on 2 March 2016
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| 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 |
| Badge |  |
| 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]
References edit
- 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.
External links edit
- Federation of American Scientists, Cyclone class ship characteristics