Evniki - M61




Name: USS Pelican
Namesake: Pelican
Awarded: 3 October 1989
Builder: Avondale Shipyard, Gulfport, Mississippi
Laid down: 6 June 1991
Launched: 27 February 1993
Completed: 11 August 1995
Commissioned: 18 November 1995
Decommissioned: 16 March 2007
Struck: 16 March 2007
Identification: MHC-53
Fate: Sold to Greece, 16 March 2007
Badge: USS Pelican MHC-53 Crest.png
Greece
Name: Evniki
Acquired: 16 March 2007
Commissioned: 16 March 2007
Identification: M61
Fate: in active service
General characteristics
Class and type: Osprey-class coastal minehunter
Displacement:
  • 839 long tons (852 t) light
  • 926 long tons (941 t) full
Length: 188 ft (57 m)
Beam: 38 ft (12 m)
Draft: 11 ft (3.4 m)
Propulsion: Two diesels, 800 hp (597 kW) each
Speed: 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement: 5 Officers, 46 Enlisted
Armament: Mine neutralization system & two .50 caliber machine guns

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