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Shamal underway off the coast of Northern Florida on 2 March 2016
History
United States
Name	Shamal
Namesake	Shamal
Operator	United States Navy
Ordered	19 July 1991
Builder	Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, Louisiana
Laid down	23 September 1994
Launched	3 March 1995
Acquired	31 October 1995
Commissioned	27 January 1996
Decommissioned	1 October 2004
Recommissioned	30 September 2011
Decommissioned	16 February 2021
Stricken	26 February 2021
Identification	MMSI number: 369984000 Callsign: NSHA
Motto	The Fury of the Storm
Status	Awaiting Scrapping
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Acquired	1 October 2004
Homeport	Little Creek, Virginia
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General characteristics
Class and type	Cyclone-class patrol ship
Displacement	331 tons
Length	179 ft (55 m)
Beam	25 ft (7.6 m)
Draft	7.5 ft (2.3 m)
Speed	35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Complement	4 officers, 24 enlisted
Armament	2 Mk38 chain guns (USN) 2 Mk19 grenade launchers 2 .50 (12.7 mm) machine guns 6 Stinger missiles

USS Shamal (PC-13) is the thirteenth Cyclone-class patrol ship. Shamal was laid down 23 September 1994 by Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, Louisiana and launched 3 March 1995. She was commissioned 27 January 1996. Decommissioned by the United States Navy 1 October 2004 and transferred to the United States Coast Guard and recommissioned the USCGC Shamal (WPC-13).

Shamal was transferred back to the Navy on 30 September 2011, and is once again designated PC-13.

Shamal was decommissioned on 16 February 2021 at Naval Station Mayport.

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.

1. "Patrol Coastal Ships – PC". United States Navy. 10 November 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
2. "USS Shamal (PC-13)". United States Navy. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
3. "USS Shamal Decommissioned at NS Mayport". 16 February 2021. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
4. "USS Shamal NVR".

External links

• Federation of American Scientists, Cyclone class ship characteristics

v t e Cyclone-class patrol ships
United States Navy	Cyclone Tempest Hurricane Monsoon Typhoon Sirocco Squall Zephyr Chinook Firebolt Whirlwind Thunderbolt Shamal Tornado
United States Coast Guard	Cyclone Tempest Monsoon Zephyr Shamal Tornado
Royal Bahrain Naval Force	TBA (ex-Tempest) TBA (ex-Typhoon) TBA (ex-Squall) TBA (ex-Firebolt) TBA (ex-Whirlwind)
Egyptian Navy	TBA (ex-Hurricane) TBA (ex-Sirocco) TBA (ex-Thunderbolt)
Philippine Navy	General Mariano Alvarez (ex-Cyclone) Valentin Diaz (ex-Monsoon) Ladislao Diwa (ex-Chinook)
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