USS Tempest (PC-2)
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.jpg/300px-USS_Tempest_(PC-2).jpg) USS Tempest (PC-2) |
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| Career (US) |   |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | August 3, 1990 |
| Builder: | Bollinger Machine, Lockport, Louisiana |
| Laid down: | September 30, 1991 |
| Launched: | April 4, 1992 |
| Commissioned: | August 21, 1993 |
| Decommissioned: | September 30, 2005 |
| Reclassified: | October 1, 2005 |
| Homeport: | Pascagoula, MS |
| Fate: | Loaned to USCG since decommissioning |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 331 tons |
| Length: | 174 ft (53 m) |
| Beam: | 25 ft (7.6 m) |
| Draft: | 7.5 ft (2.3 m) |
| Propulsion: | 4 × Paxman Valenta Diesels, 3600 bhp |
| Speed: | 35 knots |
| Complement: | (USN)4 officers, 24 men, 8 Special Forces, (USCG)2 officers, 28 men |
| Armament: | (USN) 2 × Mk38 chain guns 2 × Mk19 grenade launchers 2 × .50 (12.7 mm) machine guns 6 × Stinger missiles |
USS Tempest (PC-2) was the second Cyclone-class Patrol (coastal) ship. Decommissioned September 30, 2005 and loaned to the United States Coast Guard as USCGC Tempest (WPC-2). She was placed in 'Commission Special' status until December 2005, when she was formally commissioned as a Coast Guard cutter.
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