USS Pelican (MHC-53)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Pelican.

USS Pelican (MHC-53) was the third Osprey-class coastal minehunter, and the third ship in the Navy to bear the name of the bird. As of 1 January 1997, Pelican was part of the Naval Reserve Force. In that role, the ship was used as training platform for naval reservists. She was both decommissioned and stricken from the Navy List on 16 March 2007, then Pelican was transferred to the Hellenic Navy on the same day. There, she was recommissioned as Evniki.

History
United States
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
Stricken	16 March 2007
Identification	MHC-53
Fate	Sold to Greece, 16 March 2007
Badge
Greece
Name	Evniki
Acquired	16 March 2007
Commissioned	16 March 2007
Identification	M61
Fate	in active service
General characteristics
Class & 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 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns

See also

• Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility