The second USS ''Chinook'' (PC-9) is the ninth of the
United States Navy. Contract awarded 19 July 1991 to
Bollinger Shipyards
Bollinger Shipyards is an American constructor of ships, workboats and patrol vessels.
Its thirteen shipyards and forty drydocks are located in Louisiana and Texas. Its drydocks range in capacity from vessels of 100 tons displacement to 22,000 to ...
, her keel was laid 16 June 1993, and she was launched 26 February 1994. She was delivered 7 October 1994 and commissioned 28 January 1995.
Service History
On 10 January 2023, ''Chinook'', along with sister patrol ship and guided-missile destroyer , stopped and boarded a fishing vessel in the
Gulf of Oman
The Gulf of Oman or Sea of Oman ( ar, خليج عمان ''khalīj ʿumān''; fa, دریای عمان ''daryâ-ye omân''), also known as Gulf of Makran or Sea of Makran ( ar, خلیج مکران ''khalīj makrān''; fa, دریای مکرا ...
that was smuggling over 2000
AK-47 assault rifles.
Awards
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Combat Action Ribbon (2003)
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Meritorious Unit Citation – 2 awards (2000, 2013 to 2015)
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Navy "E" Ribbon 3 awards (1998, 2003, 2015)
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National Defense Service Medal with star
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Iraq Campaign Medal with two campaign stars
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Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
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Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
References
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External links
USS Chinook Makes First Overnight U.S. Ship Visit to Iraq
Cyclone-class patrol ships
Ships built in Lockport, Louisiana
1994 ships
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