page_title: USS Typhoon
hierarchical_section_title: USS Typhoon
caption_attribution_description: Port bow view showing Sailors manning the rails aboard the US Navy (USN) Cyclone Class, Coastal Defense Ship, USS TYPHOON (PC 5) as it get underway in the harbor at Little Creek Amphibious Base, Virginia (VA) for an 18 month deployment with the USS SIROCCO (PC 6). These ships will be forward deployed for 18 months while crews are swapped out every six months. This 'crew swap' initiative increases the Navy's forward presence by providing an extra 90 days of on-station time per vessel when the ships stay deployed for 18 months. Location: LITTLE CREEK, VIRGINIA (VA) UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (USA)
context_page_description: USS Typhoon is the fifth United States Navy Cyclone-class patrol ship. Typhoon was laid down 15 May 1992 at Bollinger Shipyards, in Lockport, Louisiana and launched 3 March 1993. She was commissioned 12 February 1994 in Tampa, Florida. As of 2008, Typhoon operates in the Persian Gulf, stationed in Manama, Bahrain since 2004 and is permanently manned by a 24-man crew that performs maritime security operations in United States Fifth Fleet Area of Responsibility.
context_section_description: USS Typhoon (PC-5) is the fifth United States Navy Cyclone-class patrol ship. Typhoon was laid down 15 May 1992 at Bollinger Shipyards, in Lockport, Louisiana and launched 3 March 1993. She was commissioned 12 February 1994 in Tampa, Florida. As of 2008, Typhoon operates in the Persian Gulf, stationed in Manama, Bahrain since 2004 and is permanently manned by a 24-man crew that performs maritime security operations in United States Fifth Fleet Area of Responsibility (AOR).
caption: USS Typhoon (PC-5) leaving Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek in Virginia. USS Oak Hill is in the background.
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