USS Tornado (PC-14)
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USS Tornado (PC-14) was the fourteenth and last Cyclone class patrol
(coastal) ship, notable for being the only ship in the class designed with shaping features for signature management. She was laid down by Bollinger Machine, Lockport, Louisiana
25 August 1998 and launched 7 June 1999. She was commissioned by the United States Navy
24 June 2000, decommissioned 1 October 2004 and transferred to the United States Coast Guard
as USCGC Tornado (WPC-14).
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....
(coastal) ship, notable for being the only ship in the class designed with shaping features for signature management. She was laid down 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:...
25 August 1998 and launched 7 June 1999. She was commissioned by the United States 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...
24 June 2000, decommissioned 1 October 2004 and transferred to the United States Coast Guard
United States Coast Guard
The United States Coast Guard is a branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven U.S. uniformed services. The Coast Guard is a maritime, military, multi-mission service unique among the military branches for having a maritime law enforcement mission and a federal regulatory agency...
as USCGC Tornado (WPC-14).