# USS Firebolt > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/USS_Firebolt > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/USS_Firebolt.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Firebolt > Source revision: 1353676156 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Cyclone-class coastal patrol boat}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}} {{Infobox ship |section1={{Infobox ship/image | image = USS Firebolt.jpg | image_caption = USS ''Firebolt'', laden with 89 survivors rescued from the [Gulf of Aden](/source/Gulf_of_Aden) after their small vessel capsized 29 April 2005. }} |section2={{Infobox ship/career | hide_header = | country = United States | flag = {{USN flag}} | name = ''Firebolt'' | namesake = | owner = | operator = | registry = | ordered = 19 July 1991 | awarded = | builder = [Bollinger Shipyards](/source/Bollinger_Shipyards) | original_cost = | yard_number = | way_number = | laid_down = 17 September 1993 | launched = 10 June 1994 | sponsor = | christened = | completed = | acquired = | commissioned = 10 June 1995 | recommissioned = | decommissioned = 23 February 2022 | maiden_voyage = | in_service = | out_of_service = | renamed = | refit = | struck = | homeport = [Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek](/source/Naval_Amphibious_Base_Little_Creek) | identification = | motto = "Charge Hard Strike Fast" | nickname = | honors = | status = Decommissioned | fate = | notes = | badge = 150px }} |section3={{Infobox ship/career | hide_header = title | country = [Bahrain](/source/Bahrain) | flag = {{shipboxflag|Bahrain|naval}} | name = *RBNS ''Jenan'' *(جنان) | acquired = 30 March 2022 | commissioned = | decommissioned = | in_service = | out_of_service = | struck = | reinstated = | identification = Hull number (73) | fate = | status = In service | notes = }} |section4={{Infobox ship/characteristics | hide_header = | header_caption = | class = {{sclass|Cyclone|patrol ship}} | displacement = {{convert|331|LT|t|abbr=on}} | length = {{convert|174|ft|m|abbr=on}} | beam = {{convert|25|ft|m|1|abbr=on}} | draft = {{convert|7|ft|6|in|m|1|abbr=on}} | power = | propulsion = *4 × [Paxman](/source/MAN_SE) [diesel engine](/source/diesel_engine)s *4 × [propeller](/source/propeller)s | speed = {{convert|35|kn|lk=in}} | range = | capacity = | complement = *5 officers *23 enlisted | sensors = | armament = *2 × [Mk38](/source/M242_Bushmaster) chain guns *2 × [Mk19](/source/Mk_19_grenade_launcher) grenade launchers *2 × [{{convert|.50|in|mm|1|abbr=on}}](/source/.50_BMG) [machine gun](/source/machine_gun)s *6 × [Stinger missiles](/source/FIM-92_Stinger) | notes = }} }} '''USS ''Firebolt'' (PC-10)''' was the 10th member of the {{sclass|Cyclone|patrol ship|4}} of coastal [patrol boat](/source/patrol_boat)s of the [United States Navy](/source/United_States_Navy). She was a {{convert|174|ft|m|abbr=on}} vessel with a crew of approximately 30 sailors, normally homeported at [Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek](/source/Naval_Amphibious_Base_Little_Creek), [Norfolk, Virginia](/source/Norfolk%2C_Virginia). Her armament included two [Mk38](/source/M242_Bushmaster) chain guns, two [Mk19](/source/Mk_19_grenade_launcher) automatic grenade launchers, and two [{{convert|.50|in|mm|1|abbr=on}}](/source/.50_BMG) [machine gun](/source/machine_gun)s, as well as six [Stinger missile](/source/FIM-92_Stinger)s.{{cite web| url = http://www.strategypage.com/dls/articles2003/20031022.asp| title = Cyclones, Firebolt and the Persian Gulf Pirates| access-date = 2006-09-23| last = Geibel| first = Adam| date = 22 October 2003| work = Dirty Little Secrets| publisher = StrategyWorld.com| archive-date = 21 October 2008| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081021071134/http://www.strategypage.com/dls/articles2003/20031022.asp| url-status = dead}} She was laid down by [Bollinger Shipyards](/source/Bollinger_Shipyards) on 17 September 1993, launched on 10 June 1994, commissioned into the Navy on 10 June 1995,{{cite web| url = {{Naval Vessel Register URL|id=PC10}}| title = USS FIREBOLT| access-date = 2007-01-31| work = Naval Vessel Register| publisher = NAVSEA Shipbuilding Support Office}} and she was decommissioned on 23 February 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/Article/2943179/firebolt-crew-marks-end-of-ships-us-navy-service-at-decommissioning/|title=Firebolt Crew Marks End of Ship’s U.S. Navy Service at Decommissioning|publisher =United States Navy|date=23 February 2022|accessdate=23 February 2022}} ==Persian Gulf service== In February 2003, ''Firebolt'' deployed to [Bahrain](/source/Bahrain) to operate in the [Persian Gulf](/source/Persian_Gulf) in support of [Operation Enduring Freedom](/source/Operation_Enduring_Freedom) and [Operation Iraqi Freedom](/source/Iraq_War). While there, she rotated crews so that she could remain on station without returning home for leave. In February 2004, ''Firebolt'' collided with a navigational buoy off the coast of [Iraq](/source/Iraq). The subsequent inquiry board into the incident led to the removal of [Lieutenant Commander](/source/Lieutenant_Commander) Michael T. Sullivan from command.{{cite web| url = http://www.news.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=12599| title = Firebolt's Commanding Officer Relieved| access-date = 2006-09-22| author = U.S. 5th Fleet Public Affairs| date = 1 April 2004| work = Navy NewsStand| publisher = Naval Media Center| url-status=dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070329202931/http://www.news.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=12599| archive-date = 29 March 2007| df = dmy-all}} On 24 April 2004, ''Firebolt''{{'}}s [rigid-hulled inflatable boat](/source/rigid-hulled_inflatable_boat) attempted a boarding operation on a [dhow](/source/dhow) that was approaching the [Khawr Al Amaya Oil Terminal](/source/Khawr_Al_Amaya_Oil_Terminal) in Iraq. As the boarding team of seven pulled alongside, the dhow exploded in an apparent [suicide bombing](/source/Suicide_attack). Two sailors and one [coast guardsman](/source/United_States_Coast_Guard){{cite web| url = http://www.uscg.mil/history/WEBORALHISTORY/IF_DC3_Bruckenthal.asp| title = DC3 Nathan Bruckenthal's Oral History| access-date = 2006-09-23| last = Capelotti| first = Peter| date = 25 April 2003| publisher = U.S. Coast Guard Historian's Office}} were killed when the explosion flipped the boat over, dumping her crew into the water. The coast guardsman, [Nathan Bruckenthal](/source/Nathan_Bruckenthal), was a member of the embarked [Law Enforcement Detachment](/source/Law_Enforcement_Detachments) and was the first coast guardsman to die in action since the [Vietnam War](/source/Vietnam_War). The survivors were picked up by an [S-70B-2 Seahawk](/source/S-70B-2_Seahawk) helicopter from the Australian frigate {{HMAS|Stuart|FFH 153|6}}.{{cite web| url = http://www.stripes.com/news/suicide-bombing-attack-claims-first-coast-guardsman-since-vietnam-war-1.19271| title = Suicide bombing attack claims first Coast Guardsman since Vietnam War| access-date = 2010-08-26| last = Helmer| first = Kendra| date = 27 April 2004| publisher = [Stars and Stripes](/source/Stars_and_Stripes_(newspaper))}} Bruckenthal was posthumously awarded the [Bronze Star Medal](/source/Bronze_Star_Medal) with [Combat Distinguishing Device](/source/%22V%22_device) and the [Purple Heart](/source/Purple_Heart), and the [Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal](/source/Global_War_on_Terrorism_Expeditionary_Medal). On 26 April 2021, ''Firebolt,'' in formation with [USCGC ''Baranof''](/source/Island-class_patrol_boat), fired warning shots at several Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) fast inshore attack craft (FIAC) after the smaller boats closed to within 68 yards despite warnings via radio and loud-hailer. The U.S. ships were performing routine maritime security patrols in the international waters of the North Persian Gulf.{{Cite web | title = IRGCN Interaction with U.S. Naval Vessels in the North Persian Gulf | work = U.S. Naval Forces Central Command | date = 27 April 2021 | access-date = 27 April 2021 | url = https://www.cusnc.navy.mil/Media/News/Display/Article/2587143/irgcn-interaction-with-us-naval-vessels-in-the-north-arabian-gulf/ | quote = IRGCN Interaction with U.S. Naval Vessels in the North Persian Gulf }} ==Decommissioning and Bahraini service == ''Firebolt'' was decommissioned on 14 March 2022 at Naval Support Activity Bahrain. On 30 March 2022, she was commissioned by the [Bahraini Navy](/source/Royal_Bahraini_Naval_Force) as RBNS ''Jenan''.{{Cite web |title=PC-10 Firebolt |url=https://www.navsource.net/archives/12/0310.htm |access-date=2025-10-16 |website=www.navsource.net}} ==Photos== Image:USS_Firebolt_(PC-10)_2.jpg|USS ''Firebolt'' at Yorktown Naval Weapons Station ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{Naval Vessel Register|hull=PC-10}} {{Cyclone class patrol coastal ship}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Firebolt}} Category:Cyclone-class patrol ships Category:Patrol boats of the United States Category:Ships built in Lockport, Louisiana Category:Maritime incidents in 2004 Category:Ship bombings Category:1994 ships --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [USS Firebolt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Firebolt) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Firebolt?action=history)). 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