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History
USS Falcon on the Potomac River, 2000
United States
Name	USS Falcon (MHC-59)
Awarded	22 April 1992
Builder	Intermarine USA
Laid down	1 July 1993
Launched	3 June 1995
Acquired	14 October 1996
Commissioned	8 February 1997
Decommissioned	30 June 2006
Stricken	30 June 2006
Fate	Disposed of, by Navy Sale 23 May 2010
History
Taiwan
Name	ROCS Yung An (MHC 1311)
Acquired	2 August 2012
Commissioned	10 August 2012
Status	Active
General characteristics
Class and type	Osprey-class coastal minehunter
Displacement	821 tons (light) 908 tons (full)
Length	188′ (57.3 m)
Beam	38′ (11.6 m)
Draft	11′ (3.4 m)
Propulsion	Diesel Engines
Complement	Officers: 5 Enlisted: 46

USS Falcon (MHC-59) is the ninth ship of Osprey-class coastal minehunters. She is named after the falcon.

References

This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.

Other operators
Hellenic Navy	Evniki Kalypso

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