 USS Firebolt, laden with 89 survivors rescued from the Gulf of Aden after their small vessel capsized 29 April 2005.
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| History | |
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| Name | Firebolt |
| Ordered | 19 July 1991 |
| Builder | Bollinger Shipyards |
| Laid down | 17 September 1993 |
| Launched | 10 June 1994 |
| Commissioned | 10 June 1995 |
| Decommissioned | 23 February 2022[1] |
| Homeport | Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek |
| Motto | "Charge Hard Strike Fast" |
| Status | Decommissioned |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Cyclone-class patrol ship |
| Displacement | 331 long tons (336 t) |
| Length | 174 ft (53 m) |
| Beam | 25 ft (7.6 m) |
| Draft | 7 ft 6 in (2.3 m) |
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| Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
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USS Firebolt (PC-10) is the 10th member of the Cyclone class of coastal patrol boats of the United States Navy. She is a 174 ft (53 m) vessel with a crew of approximately 30 sailors, normally homeported at Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek, Norfolk, Virginia. Her armament includes two Mk38 chain guns, two Mk19 automatic grenade launchers, and two .50 in (12.7 mm) machine guns, as well as six Stinger missiles.[3] She was laid down by Bollinger Shipyards on 17 September 1993, launched on 10 June 1994, commissioned into the Navy on 10 June 1995,[2] and she was decommissioned on 23 February 2022.[1]
- ^ a b "Firebolt Crew Marks End of Ship's U.S. Navy Service at Decommissioning". United States Navy. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
- ^ a b "USS FIREBOLT". Naval Vessel Register. NAVSEA Shipbuilding Support Office. Retrieved 31 January 2007.
- ^ Geibel, Adam (22 October 2003). "Cyclones, Firebolt and the Persian Gulf Pirates". Dirty Little Secrets. StrategyWorld.com. Retrieved 23 September 2006.