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USS Chinook (PC-9)
Little Creek, VA
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UIC:
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22143
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Class:
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PC 1
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Fleet:
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Atlantic
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Status:
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Active,
in commission
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Homeport:
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NORFOLK,
VA (LITTLE CREEK)
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Date status
changed:
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01/28/1995
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Berth:
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Maintenance
Category:
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Force:
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Auxiliary
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MARAD
Type:
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Builder:
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BOLLINGER
MACHINE
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Delivery
Date:
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10/07/1994
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Award Date:
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07/19/1991
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Age (since
delivery):
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5.0 years
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Keel Date:
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06/16/1993
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Commission
Date:
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01/28/1995
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Launch Date:
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02/26/1994
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Decommission
Date:
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Age (since
launch)
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5.7 years
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Years
from Commission to Decommission:
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Accommodations:
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Officers:
5
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Enlisted:
23
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Custodian:
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US NAVY
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Ships Program
Manager:
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325
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Planning
Yard:
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Puget Sound
(DET) Boston, Boston, MA
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Christening Information
NAVY TO CHRISTEN COASTAL PATROL SHIPS ZEPHYR (PC
8) AND CHINOOK (PC 9)
A joint christening ceremony will be held for the
patrol ships Zephyr (PC 8) and Chinook (PC 9) on Saturday,
March 12, 1994 at Bollinger Machine Shop and Shipyard,
in Lockport, Louisiana, commencing at 11 a.m. Barbara
Andrews, an assistant to Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska,
is the sponsor for Zephyr. Sandra K. Saville, Attorney-at-Law,
of Anchorage, Alaska, will sponsor Chinook. In the
age old naval tradition, a bottle of champagne will
be broken across the bow by the sponsors, and the
ships will be formally assigned their names. Senator
Stevens will be the ceremony's principal speaker.
Zephyr (PC 8) and Chinook (PC 9) are the eighth and
ninth ships of 13 Cyclone class vessels scheduled
to be commissioned by the Navy. Each will carry the
name of a weather element. The ships' primary mission
of conducting coastal patrol and interdiction surveillance
is an important aspect of littoral operations as outlined
in the Navy's strategy, "...From the Sea."
The ships will also provide full mission support for
naval special warfare forces. The ships' armament
includes a Stinger missile station, 40MM grenade launchers,
.50 caliber machine guns and 25MM chain guns. Each
coastal patrol ship will be manned by a crew of four
officers and 24 enlisted personnel, is 170 feet in
length, has a beam of 25 feet and displaces approximately
313 tons fully loaded.
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