Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship
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Avenger-class mine countermeasures ships are a class of 14 ships[1] constructed for the United States Navy from 1987 to 1994, designed to clear mines from vital waterways. The ships have the hull designator MCM.
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The USS Avenger (MCM-1) underway in Hawaiian waters in July 2004 | |
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Preceded by | Ability-class minesweeper |
Succeeded by | Littoral combat ship |
In commission | 1987 |
Completed | 14 |
Active | 8 |
Lost | 1 |
Retired | 5 |
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Type | Mine countermeasures ship |
Displacement | 1,312 tons |
Length | 224 ft (68 m) |
Beam | 39 ft (12 m) |
Draft | 15 ft (4.6 m) |
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Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
Complement | 8 officers, 76 enlisted |
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The Avenger-class ships are being replaced by the Freedom and Independence-class littoral combat ships, as well as other MCM platforms, which use various unmanned air, surface, and undersea vehicles to detect and destroy naval mines at a standoff distance.[2]