USS Shamal

Shamal underway off the coast of Northern Florida on 2 March 2016
History
United States
NameShamal
NamesakeShamal
OperatorUnited States Navy
Ordered19 July 1991
BuilderBollinger Shipyards, Lockport, Louisiana
Laid down23 September 1994
Launched3 March 1995
Acquired31 October 1995
Commissioned27 January 1996
Decommissioned1 October 2004
Recommissioned30 September 2011
Decommissioned16 February 2021
Stricken26 February 2021
IdentificationCallsign: NSHA
MottoThe Fury of the Storm
FateScuttled as an artificial reef March 21st, 2026
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United States
Acquired1 October 2004
Home portLittle Creek, Virginia
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General characteristics
Class & typeCyclone-class patrol ship
Displacement331 tons
Length179 ft (55 m)
Beam25 ft (7.6 m)
Draft7.5 ft (2.3 m)
Speed35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph)
Complement4 officers, 24 enlisted
Armament

USS Shamal (PC-13) was 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 as the USCGC Shamal (WPC-13).

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

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

On March 21st, 2026, the USS Shamal was scuttled off the coast of Okaloosa County, Florida as part of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's Artificial Reef Program. It was listed as a 331-ton 178' steel vessel. It lies in 165 feet of water.

References

  1. ↑ "Patrol Coastal Ships – PC". United States Navy. 10 November 2011. Archived from the original on 27 May 2005. 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. ↑ "Shamal (PC 13)". Naval Vessel Register.
  5. ↑ "Florida Artificial Reefs". 16 July 2026. Retrieved 28 July 2026.