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USS Sirocco (PC-6)
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USS Sirocco (PC-6) is the sixth Cyclone-class patrol ship
of the U.S. Navy
. Sirocco was laid down 20 June 1992 by Bollinger Machine, Lockport, Louisiana
and launched 29 May 1993. She was commissioned by the Navy 11 June 1994. She is assigned to Commander FIFTH Fleet through Destroyer Squadron FIFTY and is homeported in Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain. 5 PC class warships are forward deployed to C5F and crewed by one of 13 rotational PC crews homeported in Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek VA (Virginia Beach, VA, USA). There, under the auspices of Commander, Patrol Coastal Squadron One/Commander, Patrol Coastal Class Squadron the crews train on five US based PC hulls prior to completed a six month deployment to FIFTH fleet. PC ships such as Sirocco complete a variety of mission sets that has expanded since the transfer of the ships and associated support structures from Naval Special Warfare to Naval Surface Warfare. Currently, PC ships deployed in Bahrain primarily conduct Maritime Security Operations in the Persian Gulf with a concentration towards Maritime Infrastructure Protection, namely Iraq's two oil terminals KAAOT and ABOT (formerly MABOT).
In 2009, Sirocco completed phase 1 of a modernization program to extend the useful lives of these hard working ships. Upgrades included new computer systems and satelitte communications, as well as upgraded AC systems and a Rafeal Typhoon MK38 MOD II
gun weapons system replacing the previously fitted MK96 mount.
Cyclone class patrol ship
The Cyclone class patrol ships are a class of United States Navy coastal patrol boats. Most of these ships were launched between 1992 and 1994....
of the U.S. Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
. Sirocco was laid down 20 June 1992 by Bollinger Machine, Lockport, Louisiana
Lockport, Louisiana
Lockport is a town on Bayou Lafourche in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 2,624 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...
and launched 29 May 1993. She was commissioned by the Navy 11 June 1994. She is assigned to Commander FIFTH Fleet through Destroyer Squadron FIFTY and is homeported in Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain. 5 PC class warships are forward deployed to C5F and crewed by one of 13 rotational PC crews homeported in Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek VA (Virginia Beach, VA, USA). There, under the auspices of Commander, Patrol Coastal Squadron One/Commander, Patrol Coastal Class Squadron the crews train on five US based PC hulls prior to completed a six month deployment to FIFTH fleet. PC ships such as Sirocco complete a variety of mission sets that has expanded since the transfer of the ships and associated support structures from Naval Special Warfare to Naval Surface Warfare. Currently, PC ships deployed in Bahrain primarily conduct Maritime Security Operations in the Persian Gulf with a concentration towards Maritime Infrastructure Protection, namely Iraq's two oil terminals KAAOT and ABOT (formerly MABOT).
In 2009, Sirocco completed phase 1 of a modernization program to extend the useful lives of these hard working ships. Upgrades included new computer systems and satelitte communications, as well as upgraded AC systems and a Rafeal Typhoon MK38 MOD II
Typhoon Weapon System
The Typhoon is a type of remote weapon station manufactured by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems of Israel, and it shares similar design principles and common technologies with Samson Remote Controlled Weapon Station , a land-based system manufactured by the same developer...
gun weapons system replacing the previously fitted MK96 mount.
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