USCGC Chase
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NNS Thunder (F90) is a Hamilton-class High Endurance Cutter of the Nigerian Navy. Originally USCGC Chase (WHEC-718) of the United States Coast Guard, she was laid down on October 26, 1966, at Avondale Shipyards in New Orleans, launched on May 20, 1967, and commissioned on March 11, 1968. The ship is the fourth of twelve Hamilton class, 378-foot (115 m) cutters, and the third cutter named in honor of Salmon Portland Chase. She was decommissioned on March 29, 2011, and transferred to the Nigerian Navy as an excess defense article under the Foreign Assistance Act.
1966-10-26T00:00:00Z
1966-10-26T00:00:00Z
keel laying
1967-05-20T00:00:00Z
1967-05-20T00:00:00Z
ship launching
2011-03-29T00:00:00Z
2011-03-29T00:00:00Z
ship decommissioning
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DN-ST-93-00439 Crew members man the rails aboard the Russian frigate OREL (149) and the high endurance cutter USCGC CHASE (WHEC-718)
DN-ST-93-01244 Crew members man the rails aboard frigate OREL (149) and guided missile destroyer ADMIRAL TRIBUTS (552)
DN-ST-93-01245 Crew members watch from the stern of the guided missile frigate USS MCCLUSKY (FFG-41) as a harbor tug approaches the high endurance cutter USCGC CHASE (WHEC-718)

