.jpg) USSCardinal in the Persian Gulf, 2003 | |
| History | |
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| Name | USSCardinal |
| Awarded | 22 April 1992 |
| Builder | Intermarine |
| Laid down | 13 April 1994 |
| Launched | 9 March 1996 |
| Commissioned | 18 October 1997 |
| Decommissioned | 30 December 2006 |
| Stricken | 7 January 2007 |
| Fate | Sold to Egypt |
| Badge |  |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Osprey-classcoastal minehunter |
| Displacement | 828 tons |
| Length | 188′ (57.3 m) |
| Beam | 38′ (11.6 m) |
| Draft | 11′ (3.4 m) |
| Complement | 5 officers and 46 enlisted |
USSCardinal (MHC-60) was the tenthOsprey-class coastal mine hunter in theUnited States Navy. She was commissioned on 18 October 1997, decommissioned on 7 January 2007 and sold to Egypt.
The ship was commissioned in the Potomac River at Alexandria Virginia.The Ship's Sponsor was Mrs. Richard Gephardt, wife of Congressman Dick Gephardt of Missouri.In attendance at the Commissioning Ceremony was the St. Louis Cardinals baseball player Stan "The Man" Musial.
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