USS Oriole (MHC-55) was an Osprey-class coastal minehunter of the United States Navy. She was built by Intermarine USA and launched in 1993 then commissioned in 1995. After only eleven years of service she was decommissioned in 2006 and sold to Taiwan. She now operates as ROCS Yung Jin (MHC-1310).

USS Oriole, 2003
USS Oriole, 2003
History
United States
NameOriole
NamesakeOriole
Awarded1 April 1991
BuilderIntermarine USA
Laid down3 August 1991
Launched22 May 1993
Acquired12 May 1995
Commissioned16 September 1995
Decommissioned30 June 2006
Stricken30 June 2006
FateSold to Taiwan
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History
Taiwan
NameROCS Yung Jin (MHC 1310)
Acquired2 August 2012
Commissioned10 August 2012
StatusIn service
General characteristics
Class and typeOsprey-class coastal minehunter
Displacement796 tons (light) 882 tons (full)
Length188 ft (57 m)
Beam38 ft (12 m)
Draft11 ft (3.4 m)
PropulsionTwo diesels (800 hp each)
Speed12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement5 officers and 46 enlisted
ArmamentMine neutralization system & two .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns

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