Avenger class
| Avenger- class | |
|---|---|
 USS Avenger (MCM-1) |
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| Overview | |
| Type | Minesweeper |
| units | 14th |
| 1. Period of service |
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| Technical specifications | |
| displacement |
1,390 tons |
| length |
68.3 m |
| width |
11.9 m |
| Draft |
4 m |
| crew |
6-11 officers and 70-75 crew ranks |
| drive |
4 Waukesha Motor Company diesel generator sets, |
| speed |
14 knots (26 km / h) |
| Armament |
2 M2HB 12.7 mm machine guns , |
| Mine defense system |
AN / SLQ-48, AN / SQL-37, Mechanical Backreamer, Marconi Magnetometer |
| Sensors |
AN / SSN-2, AN / SQQ-32 sonar , AN / SPS-55 radar , AN / WSN-2 gyro compass |
The Avenger-class ships are minesweepers of the United States Navy . You have the task of clearing important sea connections from sea mines . For this purpose, they are equipped with various sensors and mine clearance devices. The fuselage is made of wood, which is covered with fiberglass-reinforced plastic to keep the magnetic signature as low as possible. The wood used is oak , Douglas fir and Nootka false cypress . Between 1987 and 1994, Marinette Marine Corporation of Marinette , Wisconsin and Peterson Ship Builders, also of Wisconsin, built fourteen units.
The USS Avenger (MCM-1) was the longest-serving ship in the coalition forces during the 2nd Gulf War 1990/91.
Since 2005 , the Avenger-class ships have been part of the Active Naval Reserve Force , Mine Countermeasures Squadron 2 , US Atlantic Fleet.
List of units
| Name and ID | Shipyard | Commissioning | Decommissioning | home port |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| USS Avenger (MCM-1) | Peterson Shipbuilders | September 12, 1987 | September 30, 2014 | Sasebo |
| USS Defender (MCM-2) | Marinette Marine | September 30, 1989 | October 1, 2014 | Sasebo |
| USS Sentry (MCM-3) | Peterson Shipbuilders | 2nd September 1989 | San Diego | |
| USS Champion (MCM-4) | Marinette Marine | February 8, 1991 | San Diego | |
| USS Guardian (MCM-5) | Peterson Shipbuilders | December 16, 1989 | February 15, 2013 - After running onto the Tubbataha Reef canceled | |
| USS Devastator (MCM-6) | Peterson Shipbuilders | October 6, 1990 | San Diego | |
| USS Patriot (MCM-7) | Marinette Marine | October 18, 1991 | Sasebo | |
| USS Scout (MCM-8) | Peterson Shipbuilders | December 15, 1990 | Manama | |
| USS Pioneer (MCM-9) | Peterson Shipbuilders | 7th December 1992 | San Diego | |
| USS Warrior (MCM-10) | Peterson Shipbuilders | April 7, 1993 | San Diego | |
| USS Gladiator (MCM-11) | Peterson Shipbuilders | September 18, 1993 | Manama | |
| USS Ardent (MCM-12) | Peterson Shipbuilders | February 18, 1994 | Manama | |
| USS Dextrous (MCM-13) | Peterson Shipbuilders | July 9, 1994 | Manama | |
| USS Chief (MCM-14) | Peterson Shipbuilders | 5th November 1994 | San Diego |
See also
List of mine control units in the United States Navy
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Naval Vessel Register GUARDIAN (MCM 5) MINE COUNTERMEASURES SHIP. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on February 4, 2012 ; Retrieved April 5, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ US warship run aground on reef in the Philippines. Neue Zürcher Zeitung , January 21, 2013, accessed on April 5, 2014 .
