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PC-12 Thunderbolt


Courtesy of Mike Smolinski
Cyclone Class Coastal Patrol Ship: Laid down, 9 June 1994 at Bollinger Machine Shop and Shipyard, Lockport, LA.; Launched, 2 December 1994; Commissioned USS Thunderbolt (PC-12), 7 October 1995 at Penn's Landing, Philadelphia, PA; Transferred to the Coast Guard, 5 March 1998 under dual-commission status, for operational test and evaluation program; Transferred back to Navy custody, 17 July 1998; Present disposition, active, "in commission," Homeport, Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek, Norfolk, VA.

Specifications: Displacement 328.5 t(lt), 331 t.(fl); Length 170'; Beam 25'; Draft less than 8'; Speed 35k; Complement 4 Officers, 24 Enlisted, eight Special Warfare Det. or USCG Det.; Armament, two MK.38 25mm; two .50-cal machine guns, six Stinger missiles, two MK19 automatic grenade launcher, one MK52 Mod 0 chaff launcher; Propulsion, four Paxman diesel engines, 4 shafts, 3,350 shaft horsepower.
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Thunderbolt 42k c. 1998
Seen here in both Coast Guard and Navy markings.
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There is no DANFS history available for Thunderbolt (PC-12) at the Haze Gray & Underway Web Site, the main archive for the DANFS Online Project.
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