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USS CHINOOK is the 9th CYCLONE - class patrol coastal boat. From November 2001 on, the CYCLONE - class ships were temporarily operated under US Coast Guard control for homeland defense. For Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom, the CHINOOK was deployed to the Persian Gulf for 18 months from 2003 to 2004. During the deployment, CHINOOK's crew was swapped out every 6 months. Such a "crew swap" initiative increases the Navy's forward presence by providing an extra 90 days of on-station time per vessel.
| General Characteristics: | Awarded: July 19, 1991 |
| Keel laid: June 16, 1993 | |
| Launched: February 26, 1994 | |
| Commissioned: January 28, 1995 | |
| Builder: Bollinger Machine Shop & Shipyard, Lockport, Louisiana | |
| Propulsion system:4 Paxman diesels | |
| Propellers: four | |
| Length: 170 feet (51.8 meters) | |
| Beam: 25 feet (7.6 meters) | |
| Draft: 7.5 feet (2.3 meters) | |
| Displacement: approx. 331 tons | |
| Speed: 35 knots | |
| Aircraft: none | |
| Armament: 2 25mm 2 Mk-19 automatic grenade launchers; 6 stinger missiles | |
| Homeport: Manama, Bahrain | |
| Crew: 4 officers, 24 enlisted and 8 Special Forces personnel |
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This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USS CHINOOK. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.
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