Osprey-class minehunter

Twelve minehunter ships were built for the U.S. Navy by Northrop Grumman Ship Systems (formerly Litton Avondale Industries) of New Orleans and Intermarine of Savannah. The ships were commissioned between 1993 and 1999. The 12 ships are long, wide, and tall. They have four decks, and have a complement of five officers, four chief petty officers, and 42 enlisted men. They are armed with two .50 caliber machine guns. All of the major equipment is suspended from the main deck in glass-reinforced plastic holders, so that in the event of an undersea explosion, it will not be damaged. They have a max speed of , and a maximum operational range of . ==Decommissioning==

All of these ships were decommissioned in 2006–07. The Hellenic Navy received two of the Osprey class from the US Navy: , renamed Calypso and , renamed Euniki. Two more were transferred to the Egyptian Navy: , renamed al Sedeeq (MHC-521) and , renamed al Farouk (MHC-524). The sale of and to the Republic of China was also authorized. The U.S. General Services Administration (GS) announced in April 2014 that hull numbers MHC-51, 54, 56, 57, 58, and 62 were up for auction to be sold as an entire lot for "dismantlement purposes only." This contradicted earlier information announcing the sale of some of these vessels to foreign operators. The minehunting role of this class is to be taken over by Littoral Combat Ships equipped with the Mine Counter-Measures Module. ==Ships==