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USS Shrike arriving at NS Ingleside, Texas, 2002
History
United States
Name	USS Shrike
Namesake	Shrike
Ordered	31 March 1993
Builder	Intermarine USA
Laid down	12 September 1995
Launched	24 May 1997
Acquired	11 January 1999
Commissioned	31 May 1999
Decommissioned	01 December 2007
Stricken	01 December 2007
Fate	Sold by U.S. General Services Administration for scrap, 8 May 2014
General characteristics
Class and type	Osprey class coastal mine hunter
Displacement	918 Tons
Length	188′ (57.3 m)
Beam	38′ (11.6 m)
Draft	11′ (3.4 m)
Propulsion	2 × Isotta Fraschini ID36 SS8V-AM diesel engines
Speed	10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph)
Complement	6 Officers, 46 Enlisted
Armament	2 × 50 caliber machine guns

USS Shrike (MHC-62) is the twelfth and last ship of Osprey-class coastal mine hunters.

References

•  This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.

External links

• NavSource Naval History

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