USS Thunderbolt
USS Thunderbolt in both Coast Guard and Navy markings. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| United States | |
| Namesake | Thunderbolt |
| Ordered | 19 July 1991 |
| Builder | Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, Louisiana |
| Laid down | 9 June 1994 |
| Launched | 2 December 1994 |
| Acquired | 22 March 2023 |
| Identification | IMO number: 9067855 |
| Fate | Transferred to the Egyptian Navy |
| Badge | |
| Egypt | |
| Name | Salah El Den Ayoby |
| Namesake | Saladin |
| Acquired | 21 March 2023 |
| Identification | 722 |
| Status | Active |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Cyclone-class patrol ship |
| Displacement | 331 tons |
| Length | 174 ft (53 m) |
| Beam | 25 ft (7.6 m) |
| Draught | 7.5 ft (2.3 m) |
| Speed | 35 knots (65 km/h; 40 mph) |
| Complement | 4 officers, 24 men, 8 Special Forces |
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USS Thunderbolt (PC-12) was the twelfth Cyclone-class patrol ship. Thunderbolt was laid down 9 June 1994 by Bollinger Shipyards, Lockport, Louisiana, and launched 2 December 1994. She was commissioned by the United States Navy on 7 October 1995.