USS ''Osprey'' (MHC-51) is the

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of ''Osprey''-class coastal mine hunters, and the fourth

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ship of that name. Stricken from the Navy list on 15 June 2006, sold by U.S. General Services Administration to China, 8 May 2014.

References

* Ships built in Georgia (U.S. state) 1991 ships Osprey-class coastal minehunters {{US-mil-ship-stub