USS Cardinal in the Persian Gulf, 2003
USS Cardinal in the Persian Gulf, 2003
History
United States
NameUSS Cardinal
Awarded22 April 1992
BuilderIntermarine
Laid down13 April 1994
Launched9 March 1996
Commissioned18 October 1997
Decommissioned30 December 2006
Stricken7 January 2007
FateSold to Egypt
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General characteristics
Class and typeOsprey-class coastal minehunter
Displacement828 tons
Length188′ (57.3 m)
Beam38′ (11.6 m)
Draft11′ (3.4 m)
Complement5 officers and 46 enlisted

USS Cardinal (MHC-60) was the tenth Osprey-class coastal mine hunter in the United States Navy. She was commissioned on 18 October 1997, decommissioned on 7 January 2007 and sold to Egypt.

The ship was commissioned in the Potomac River at Alexandria Virginia.The Ship's Sponsor was Mrs. Richard Gephardt, wife of Congressman Dick Gephardt of Missouri.In attendance at the Commissioning Ceremony was the St. Louis Cardinals baseball player Stan "The Man" Musial.

Cardinal and Raven loaded aboard MV Blue Marlin for transport to the Persian Gulf, July 2000

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