_underway_in_the_Arabian_Sea_on_10_September_2016.JPG) USS Squall underway in the Arabian Sea on 10 September 2016
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | Squall |
| Namesake | Squall |
| Ordered | 3 August 1990 |
| Builder | Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, Louisiana |
| Laid down | 17 February 1993 |
| Launched | 28 August 1993 |
| Acquired | 9 May 1994 |
| Commissioned | 4 July 1994 |
| Decommissioned | 14 March 2022[1] |
| Homeport | Naval Support Activity Bahrain |
| Motto | "Per Mare Per Terras" (By sea and land) |
| Status | Decommissioned |
| Badge |  |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Cyclone-class patrol ship |
| Displacement | 331 tons |
| Length | 174 ft (53 m) |
| Beam | 25 ft (7.6 m) |
| Draught | 7.5 ft (2.3 m) |
| Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
| Complement | 4 officers, 24 ratings, 8 Special Forces |
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USS Squall (PC-7) is the seventh Cyclone-class patrol ship. Squall was laid down 17 February 1993 by Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, Louisiana and launched 28 August 1993. She was commissioned by the United States Navy 4 July 1994.