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.

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    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-93-00439 Crew members man the rails aboard the Russian frigate OREL (149) and the high endurance cutter USCGC CHASE (WHEC-718)
    Krivak III class frigate, front armamentKrivak III class frigate, front armament
    DN-ST-93-01244 Crew members man the rails aboard frigate OREL (149) and guided missile destroyer ADMIRAL TRIBUTS (552)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)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)
    DN-ST-93-01246 A sailor on the stern of the guided missile frigate USS MCCLUSKY (FFG-41) holds the national ensign after lowering it in preparation for the vessel`s departureDN-ST-93-01246 A sailor on the stern of the guided missile frigate USS MCCLUSKY (FFG-41) holds the national ensign after lowering it in preparation for the vessel's departure
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    718 Fed orig (1)718 Fed orig (1)