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P642
L'Opiniatre
ex PC1611
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| Builder | Forges et Ch. de la Mediterranee - La Seyne , France | |
| Owner | US navy | |
| Construction started | May 4, 1954 | |
| Launch date | November 3, 1955 | |
| Commissioned | December 13, 1955 | |
| Decommissioned | October 21, 1975 and returned to USN | |
| Fate |
In 1977 sold to breakers near Rotterdam, The Netherlands and resold as yacht and used to smuggle 15 tons drugs from the Middle East to The Netherlands. Cargo dumped overboard near the coast. Eventually sold for scrap in 1983 near Zaandam, The Netherlands. Some engine parts used to restore sister vessel P641 Le Fougueux. |
