NNS Thunder (F90)
USCGC Chase (WHEC-718) was a Hamilton-class High Endurance Cutter of the United States Coast Guard. She was laid down on October 26, 1966, at Avondale Shipyards in New Orleans, launched on May 20, 1967, and commissioned on March 11, 1968. Chase is the fourth of twelve Hamilton class, 378-foot (115 m) cutters, and the third cutter named in honor of Salmon Portland Chase. She was decommissioned on March 29, 2011, and transferred to the Nigerian Navy as an excess defense article under the Foreign Assistance Act as NNS Thunder (F90).
USCGC Chase (WHEC-718) | |
| History | |
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| United States | |
| Name | Chase |
| Builder | Avondale Shipyards |
| Laid down | 26 October 1966 |
| Launched | 20 May 1967 |
| Commissioned | 11 March 1968 |
| Decommissioned | 29 March 2011 |
| Homeport | Naval Base San Diego |
| Motto |
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| Fate | Decommissioned, transferred to Nigeria |
| Nigeria | |
| Name | NNS Thunder |
| Acquired | 2011 |
| Identification |
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| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Hamilton-class cutter |
| Displacement | 3,250 tons |
| Length | 378 ft (115.2 m) |
| Beam | 43 ft (13.1 m) |
| Draught | 15 ft (4.6 m) |
| Propulsion | Two diesel engines and two gas turbine engines |
| Speed | 29 knots (54 km/h) |
| Range | 14,000 mi (23,000 km) |
| Endurance | 45 days |
| Complement | 167 personnel |
| Sensors and processing systems | AN/SPS-40 air-search radar |
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