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USS Robin (MHC-54)
USS Robin (MHC-54)
USS Robin (MHC-54)
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Name: USS Robin
Namesake: Robin
Awarded: 2 August 1990
Builder: Avondale Shipyards
Laid down: 2 June 1992
Launched: 11 September 1993
Commissioned: 11 May 1996
Decommissioned: 15 June 2006
Struck: 15 June 2006
Fate: To be disposed of
Status: Beaumont Reserve Fleet
Badge: Crest of USS Robin (MHC-54)
General characteristics
Class & type: Osprey-class coastal minehunter
Displacement: 895 tons
Length: 188 ft (57 m)
Beam: 36 ft (11 m)
Draft: 11 ft (3.4 m)
Propulsion: Two diesels (800 hp each)
Speed: 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement: 5 officers and 46 enlisted
Armament: Mine neutralization system & two .50 caliber machine guns

USS Robin (MHC-54) was an Osprey-class coastal minehunter in the United States Navy and is the fourth ship named for the robin. Robin's keel was laid on 2 June 1992 and she was commissioned on 11 May 1996, at Naval Station Ingleside, Ingleside, Texas. She was decommissioned on 15 June 2006 and currently awaits disposal from the reserve fleet.

References

  • This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.


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