NAVYPEDIA

Support the project with paypal

HOME
FIGHTING SHIPS OF THE WORLD
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
MINE WARFARE SHIPS
OSPREY minehunters (1993 - 1999)


Photo



Raven 1998

Ships


No Name Yard No Builder Laid down Launched Comm Fate
MHC51 Osprey   Intermarine USA, Savannah 16.6.1988 23.3.1991 20.11.1993 stricken 6.2006
MHC52 Heron   Intermarine USA, Savannah 11.10.1989 21.3.1992 6.8.1994 stricken 3.2007, to Greece (M64 Καλυψώ [Kalypso])
MHC53 Pelican   Avondale Marine, Gulfport 6.6.1991 27.2.1993 18.11.1995 stricken 3.2007, to Greece (M61 Ευνίκη [Evniki])
MHC54 Robin   Avondale Marine, Gulfport 2.6.1992 11.9.1993 11.5.1996 stricken 6.2006
MHC55 Oriole   Intermarine USA, Savannah 3.8.1991 22.5.1993 16.9.1995 stricken 6.2006, to Taiwan (1310 永靖 [Yung Jin])
MHC56 Kingfisher   Avondale Marine, Gulfport 12.2.1993 18.6.1994 26.10.1996 stricken 12.2007
MHC57 Cormorant   Avondale Marine, Gulfport 4.10.1993 21.10.1995 12.4.1997 stricken 12.2007
MHC58 Black Hawk   Intermarine USA, Savannah 3.9.1992 27.8.1994 11.5.1996 stricken 12.2007
MHC59 Falcon   Intermarine USA, Savannah 1.7.1993 3.6.1995 8.2.1997 stricken 6.2006, to Taiwan (1311 永安 [Yung An])
MHC60 Cardinal   Intermarine USA, Savannah 13.4.1994 9.3.1996 18.10.1997 stricken 1.2007, to Egypt (521 الصديق [Al Siddiq])
MHC61 Raven   Intermarine USA, Savannah 1.4.1995 28.9.1996 5.9.1998 stricken 1.2007, to Egypt (524 الفاروق [Al Farouk])
MHC62 Shrike   Intermarine USA, Savannah 12.9.1995 24.5.1997 31.5.1999 stricken 1.2007


Technical data


Displacement standard, t

803
Displacement full, t

918
Length, m

53.1 pp 57.3 oa
Breadth, m

11.0
Draught, m

2.84 normal 3.35 max
No of shafts

2 Voith-Schneider
Machinery

2 Isotta-Fraschini ID36SS 6V-AM diesels
Power, h. p.

1160
Max speed, kts

12
Fuel, t

diesel oil
Endurance, nm(kts)2500(12)
Armament

2 x 1 - 12.7/90, SLQ-48(V)2 MNS UUV, mechanical minesweeping gear
Electronic equipmentSPS-64(v)9 radar, SQQ-32 sonar, SYQ-13 CCS
Complement51


Graphics


<i>Raven </i>1998
Raven 1998


Project history

Although Marinette ordered the Lerici in 1983, these ships are being built by a combination of Intermarine and Hercules Powder. Displacement grew by 110t during final design, and production was well behind schedule.

In contrast to an MCM, which can carry both hunting (SLQ-48) and sweeping gear, an MHC can carry only one or the other. Later units will be modified internally for easier deployment overseas, but they will not be enlarged to accommodate both sweep and hunting gear. Because they were conceived as single-role minehunters, the MHCs lack the generating capacity to operate influence sweeps. Development of the Modular Influence Minesweeping System (MIMS) with own gas-turbine sweep generator and SLQ-53 Single-Ship Deep Sweep (SSDS) for these ships was abandoned.

Modernizations

None.

Naval service

No significant events.