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USS Kingfisher (MHC-56)
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USS Kingfisher (MHC-56) was the sixth ship of Osprey-class coastal mine hunters
. She is named after the kingfisher
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Kingfisher was decommissioned in a joint ceremony along with three other Coastal Mine Hunters. She was transferred to a Naval Inactive Ships Storage Facility to await transfer under Foreign Military Sales. She was the last Coastal Mine Hunter (MHC) in active service with the US Navy.
The US Senate has approved the sale of the ship to India along with MCH-57 Cormorant
in September 2010.
Osprey class coastal minehunter
Osprey-class coastal minehunters are designed to find, classify, and destroy moored and bottom naval mines from vital waterways. They use sonar and video systems, cable cutters and a mine detonating device that can be released and detonated by remote control...
. She is named after the kingfisher
Kingfisher
Kingfishers are a group of small to medium sized brightly coloured birds in the order Coraciiformes. They have a cosmopolitan distribution, with most species being found in the Old World and Australia...
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Kingfisher was decommissioned in a joint ceremony along with three other Coastal Mine Hunters. She was transferred to a Naval Inactive Ships Storage Facility to await transfer under Foreign Military Sales. She was the last Coastal Mine Hunter (MHC) in active service with the US Navy.
Current Status
The US Senate has approved the sale of the ship to India along with MCH-57 Cormorant
USS Cormorant (MHC-57)
USS Cormorant is the seventh ship of Osprey class coastal mine hunters.Current StatusThe US Senate has approved the sale of the ship to India along with MCH-56 Kingfisher in September 2010....
in September 2010.