| .jpg.webp) USS Falcon on the Potomac River, 2000 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
|  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
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