USS Firebolt, laden with 89 survivors rescued from the Gulf of Aden after their small vessel capsized 29 April 2005.
History
United States
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
Badge
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)
Propulsion
4 × Paxman diesel engines
4 × propellers
Speed
35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Complement
5 officers
23 enlisted[2]
Armament
2 × Mk38 chain guns
2 × Mk19 grenade launchers
2 × .50 in (12.7 mm) machine guns
6 × Stinger missiles
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]
^ ab"Firebolt Crew Marks End of Ship's U.S. Navy Service at Decommissioning". United States Navy. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 23 February 2022.
^ ab"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.
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