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MHC-51 Osprey


Osprey Class Coastal Mine Hunter: Lead ship of the Osprey Class; Laid down, 16 June 1988 by the Intermarine Shipyard, Savannah, GA; Launched, 23 March 1991; Commissioned USS Osprey (MHC-51), 20 November 1993; Transferred, 1 October 2000 to the Naval Reserve Force at Ingleside, TX.

Specifications: Displacement 895 Metric Tons; Length 188' ; Beam 36', Draft (Navigation) 9' 2"; Draft (Keel) 7'; Speed 10k; Complement 5 Officers, 48 Enlisted; Armament two .50 cal. machine guns; Propulsion two Isotta Fraschini ID36 SS8V-AM diesel engines, two Voith Schneider vertical axis, cycloidal, controllable pitch propellers, Electrical Systems two ship service diesel generators, one ship service/emergency diesel generator; Monocoque Design glass reinforced plastic monohull design. No longitudinal or transverse hull framing. The skin carries all the stresses. The vessel is flexible under shock. Machinery is supported by cradles from the main deck; Sensors/Navigation Systems AN/SYQ-13 Navigation, Command & Control System, AN/SPS-64(V)9 surface search radar, AN/SPA-25G radar display; AN/UQN-4A sonar sounding set, AN/WSN-2 stabilized gyrocompass, Hyper-fix radio navigation system, Plotting table; Loran C, Military global positioning system (GPS), AN/BQH-7A expendable bathythermograph set; Mine Countermeasures Systems AN/SLQ-48(V)2 mine neutralization system (MNS), AN/SQQ-32 mine hunting sonar.
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Osprey 43k . Osprey Web Site
Osprey 75k . Osprey Web Site
Osprey 42k Fitting out at the Intermarine USA shipyard. Savannah, GA. 5 September 1993. OS2 John Bouvia
Osprey 51k Fitting out at the Intermarine USA shipyard. Savannah, GA. 5 September 1993. OS2 John Bouvia
Osprey 115k Fitting out at the Intermarine USA shipyard. Savannah, GA. 5 September 1993. .

There is no DANFS history available for Osprey (MHC-51) at the USS Salem Site, the main archive for the DANFS Online Project.

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
Fleet Reserve Association

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
Official Navy Web Site for USS Osprey (MHC-51)
Naval Minewarfare Association
Association of Minemen
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