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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
COASTAL FORCES
CYCLONE patrol boats (1993 - 2000)
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Squall 2002
Ships
| No | Name | Yard No | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Comm | Fate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PC1, 2.2000- WPC1 | Cyclone | Bollinger Machine Shop & SY, Lockport | 22.6.1991 | 1.2.1992 | 7.8.1993 | Coast Guard 2.2000, to Philippines 3.2004 (General Mariano Alvarez) | |
| PC2, 9.2005- WPC2, 8.2008- PC2 | Tempest | Bollinger Machine Shop & SY, Lockport | 30.9.1991 | 4.4.1992 | 21.8.1993 | Coast Guard 9.2005-8/2008, in service (2020) | |
| PC3 | Hurricane | Bollinger Machine Shop & SY, Lockport | 20.11.1991 | 6.6.1992 | 15.10.1993 | in service (2020) | |
| PC4 | Monsoon | Bollinger Machine Shop & SY, Lockport | 15.2.1992 | 10.10.1992 | 22.1.1994 | in service (2020) | |
| PC5 | Typhoon | Bollinger Machine Shop & SY, Lockport | 15.5.1992 | 3.3.1993 | 12.2.1994 | in service (2020) | |
| PC6 | Sirocco | Bollinger Machine Shop & SY, Lockport | 20.6.1992 | 29.5.1993 | 11.6.1994 | in service (2020) | |
| PC7 | Squall | Bollinger Machine Shop & SY, Lockport | 17.2.1993 | 28.8.1993 | 4.7.1994 | in service (2020) | |
| PC8, 10.2004- WPC8, 9.2011- PC8 | Zephyr | Bollinger Machine Shop & SY, Lockport | 6.3.1993 | 3.12.1993 | 15.10.1994 | Coast Guard 10.2004-9/2011, in service (2020) | |
| PC9 | Chinook | Bollinger Machine Shop & SY, Lockport | 16.6.1993 | 26.2.1994 | 28.1.1995 | in service (2020) | |
| PC10 | Firebolt | Bollinger Machine Shop & SY, Lockport | 17.9.1993 | 10.6.1994 | 10.6.1995 | in service (2020) | |
| PC11 | Whirlwind | Bollinger Machine Shop & SY, Lockport | 4.3.1994 | 9.9.1994 | 1.7.1995 | in service (2020) | |
| PC12 | Thunderbolt | Bollinger Machine Shop & SY, Lockport | 9.6.1994 | 2.12.1994 | 7.10.1995 | in service (2020) | |
| PC13, 10.2004- WPC13, 9.2011- PC13 | Shamal | Bollinger Machine Shop & SY, Lockport | 23.9.1994 | 3.3.1995 | 27.1.1996 | Coast Guard 10.2004-9/2011, in service (2020) | |
| PC14, 10.2004- WPC14, 9.2011- PC14 | Tornado | Bollinger Machine Shop & SY, Lockport | 25.8.1998 | 7.6.1999 | 24.6.2000 | Coast Guard 10.2004-9/2011, in service (2020) |
Technical data
| Displacement standard, t | PC1-13: 288 light PC14: 352 light |
|---|---|
| Displacement full, t | PC1-13: 334 PC14: 387 |
| Length, m | PC1-13: 48.0 wl 51.6 oa PC14: 48.0 wl 54.4 oa |
| Breadth, m | 7.62 |
| Draught, m | 2.44 |
| No of shafts | 4 |
| Machinery | 4 Paxman Valenta 16V RP-200 CM diesels |
| Power, h. p. | 13400 |
| Max speed, kts | 35 |
| Fuel, t | diesel oil 40 |
| Endurance, nm(kts) | 2500(12) |
| Armament | 1 x 1 Stinger SAM (6 FIM-92), 1 x (1 - 25/75 Mk 88 Bushmaster + 1 - 40/17 Mk 19 Mod. 3 grenade launcher) Mk 96 Mod. 1, 1 x 1 - 25/75 Mk 38 Mod. 2, 4 x 2 - 12.7/90, 1 x 1 - 12.7/90, 2 x 1 - 7.6/90, 2 x 1 - 40/17 Mk 19 Mod. 3 grenade launchers |
| Military load | PC1-13: RIB PC14: 9.75m RIB on stern ramp |
| Electronic equipment | PC1-13: Rascar 3400C X-band and S-band radars, Wesmar sonar, APR-39(v)1 ECM suite, 2 Mk 137 decoy RLs (Mk 52 Mod. 0 system), KAX-1 E/O system PC14: Rascar 3400C X-band and S-band radars, Wesmar sonar, APR-39(v)1 ECM suite, 2 Ultrabarricade decoy RLs, KAX-1, Viper E/O systems |
| Complement | 28 + 9 SEALs |
Graphics
Squall 2002
Whirlwind 2002
Project history
Replacement of the PB Mk III boats, replacing earlier SWCM and PCM projects. Planned programme of 16 units was stopped in 1991 partly because they were too large.
Modernizations
1999-2000, Tempest, Zephyr, Shamal; 2009-2010, Hurricane, Monsoon, Squall, Whirlwind, Thunderbolt: were lengthened as PC14 and also received stern ramp for RIB.
2016-2017, some: + 1 x 4 Griffin SSM (4 BGM-176B) (temporarily)
Fate Notes
No significant events.
