According to information published by the US DoD, the U.S. Navy decommissioned the last two Cyclone-class patrol coastal ships stationed at Naval Support Activity Bahrain during a pierside ceremony attended by U.S. 5th Fleet officials.
Monsoon and Chinook are the last of a group of 10 ships designed for shallow-water operations that were stationed in Bahrain. The Middle East region includes 5,000 miles of coastline from the northern Arabian Gulf, around the Arabian Peninsula, through the Red Sea and Suez Canal.
Monsoon and Chinook are slated for transfer to the Philippine Navy. Officials from the Philippines attended the ceremony.
Philippines; Navy to receive two surplus Cyclone class patrol boats from US