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The Cyclone-class patrol ships are a class of coastal patrol boats, formerly in service with the United States Navy.Most of these ships, named for weather phenomenae, were launched between 1992 and 1994.
USS Cyclone (PC-1) was the first of the Navy's Cyclone-class coastal patrol ships. As the lead ship of her class, Cyclone served as the test bed for this series of 14 vessels. Construction
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.
This is a list of patrol vessels of the United States Navy. Ship status is indicated as either currently active [A] (including ready reserve), inactive [I], or precommissioning [P]. Ships in the inactive category include only ships in the inactive reserve, ships which have been disposed from US service have no listed status.
The Cyclone-class patrol ships are the smallest series of warships in the U.S. Navy, measuring about 175 feet long and crewed by less than 50. Accordingly, its armament reflects its size. Cyclone ...
as USS Cyclone (PC-1). Launched as the first of fourteen ships of the Cyclone-class patrol ship, the primary mission of USS Cyclone (PC-1) was to serve as a platform for conducting maritime special operations, including interdiction, escort, noncombatant evacuation, reconnaissance, operational deception, intelligence collection, and tactical swimmer operations.
USS Typhoon (PC-5) is the fifth United States Navy Cyclone-class patrol ship. Typhoon was laid down 15 May 1992 at Bollinger Shipyards, in Lockport, Louisiana and launched 3 March 1993. She was commissioned 12 February 1994 in Tampa, Florida.
Don't look now, but some of the U.S. Navy's smallest warships could soon be packing considerably more heat. Cyclone-class Coastal Patrol boat USS Firebolt (PC-10). Photo: Wikimedia Commons. On ...