Keel laid: 13/04/1968 Launched: 8/03/1969 Commissioned: 11/04/1970 Decommissioned: 5/11/2002 Builder: National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, San Diego, California
Propulsion: 6 diesel engines; 16,000 horsepower; bow thruster Propellers: 2x ship propellers and one bow thruster screw Speed: 20 knots