USS Oriole (MHC-55)

USS Oriole (MHC-55) was an Osprey-class coastal minehunter of the United States Navy. She was built by Intermarine USA and launched in 1993 then commissioned in 1995. After only eleven years of service she was decommissioned in 2006 and sold to Taiwan. She now operates as ROCS Yung Jin (MHC-1310).

USS Oriole, 2003
History
United States
Name	Oriole
Namesake	Oriole
Awarded	1 April 1991
Builder	Intermarine USA
Laid down	3 August 1991
Launched	22 May 1993
Acquired	12 May 1995
Commissioned	16 September 1995
Decommissioned	30 June 2006
Stricken	30 June 2006
Fate	Sold to Taiwan
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History
Taiwan
Name	ROCS Yung Jin (MHC 1310)
Acquired	2 August 2012
Commissioned	10 August 2012
Status	In service
General characteristics
Class & type	Osprey-class coastal minehunter
Displacement	796 tons (light) 882 tons (full)
Length	188 ft (57 m)
Beam	38 ft (12 m)
Draft	11 ft (3.4 m)
Propulsion	Two diesels (800 hp each)
Speed	12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	5 officers and 46 enlisted
Armament	Mine neutralization system & two .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns

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

References

•  This article incorporates public domain material from Oriole (MHC-55) at the Naval Vessel Register.