Friday, November 14, 2014

Cyclone Class PC

Cyclone Class PC (Coastal Patrol) – 13 units


PC-2 – Tempest – Commissioned: 1993 – №: 2 – Homeport: Manama
PC-3 – Hurricane – Commissioned: 1993 – №: 3 – Homeport: Little Creek
PC-4 – Monsoon – Commissioned: 1994 – №: 4 – Homeport: Little Creek
PC-5 – Typhoon – Commissioned: 1994 – №: 5 – Homeport: Manama
PC-6 – Sirocco – Commissioned: 1994 – №: 6 – Homeport: Manama
PC-7 – Squall – Commissioned: 1994 – №: 7 – Homeport: Manama
PC-8 – Zephyr – Commissioned: 1994 – №: 8 – Homeport: Mayport
PC-9 – Chinook – Commissioned: 1995 – №: 9 – Homeport: Manama
PC-10 – Firebolt – Commissioned: 1995 – №: 10 – Homeport: Manama
PC-11 – Whirlwind – Commissioned: 1995 – №: 11 – Homeport: Manama
PC-12 – Thunderbolt – Commissioned: 1995 – №: 12 – Homeport: Manama
PC-13 – Shamal – Commissioned: 1996 – №: 13 – Homeport: Mayport
PC-14 – Tornado – Commissioned: 2000 – №: 14 – Homeport: Mayport

USS Cyclone (PC-1) transferred to the Philippine Navy in March 2004


Displacement: 336 tons full load
Length: 55 m
Beam: 7.6 m
Draft: 2.3 m


Propulsion: 4 Paxman diesels; 4 shafts; 3,350 shaft horsepower (2.50 MW)
Speed: 35 knots (65 km/h)


Range: 3700-4600 km at speed 12 knots (22 km/h), with transit fuel reserve
Crew: 4 officers, 24 enlisted personnel


Armament:
2× Mark-38 25 mm autocannon;
5× Browning .50 caliber machine guns;
2× Mark-19 40 mm automatic grenade launchers;
2× M240B machine guns;
6× FIM-92 Stinger SAMs;
2× Mark-60 quadruple BGM-176B Griffin B missile launchers


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