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USS Cardinal (MHC-60)
USS ''Cardinal'' (MHC-60) was the tenth ''Osprey''-class coastal mine hunter in the United States Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage .... She was commissioned on 18 October 1997, decommissioned on 7 January 2007 and sold to Egypt. References * Ships built in Georgia (U.S. state) 1996 ships Osprey-class coastal minehunters Ships transferred from the United States Navy to the Egyptian Navy {{US-mil-ship-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Cardinal (MHC-60)
USS ''Cardinal'' (MHC-60) was the tenth ''Osprey''-class coastal mine hunter in the United States Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage .... She was commissioned on 18 October 1997, decommissioned on 7 January 2007 and sold to Egypt. References * Ships built in Georgia (U.S. state) 1996 ships Osprey-class coastal minehunters Ships transferred from the United States Navy to the Egyptian Navy {{US-mil-ship-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osprey-class Coastal Minehunter
The ''Osprey'' class are a series of coastal minehunters designed to find, classify, and destroy moored and bottom naval mines from vital waterways. Their design is based on the second series of the Italian Lerici-class, built in La Spezia by Intermarine between 1990 and 1996. Eight vessels were built in the Intermarine shipyard located in Savannah, while the remaining four have been built by a second-source shipyard under a Technology Transfer and Licence Agreement. They use sonar and video systems, cable cutters and a mine detonating device that can be released and detonated by remote control. The ''Osprey'' class are the world's second largest minehunters (surpassed by the Royal Navy's s) to be constructed entirely of fiberglass and designed to survive the shock of underwater explosions. Their primary mission is reconnaissance, classification, and neutralization of all types of moored and bottom mines in littoral areas, harbors and coastal waterways. Construction Twelve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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