USS Gladiator (MCM-11)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Gladiator.

USS Gladiator (MCM-11) is an Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship of the United States Navy, and is the third U.S. Navy ship to bear that name.

Gladiator onboard MV Condock V for transport in January 2007.

USS Gladiator (MCM-11) underway off the coast of Bahrain, in August 2007.
History
United States
Name	USS Gladiator
Awarded	14 February 1989
Builder	Peterson Builders, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin
Laid down	7 May 1990
Launched	29 June 1991
Commissioned	18 September 1993
Homeport	Manama, Bahrain
Identification	MCM-11
Status	In active service, as of 2015
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General characteristics
Class & type	Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship
Displacement	1,250 long tons (1,270 t)
Length	224 ft (68 m)
Beam	39 ft (12 m)
Draft	12 ft (3.7 m)
Speed	14 knots (16 mph; 26 km/h)
Complement	6 officers and 75 enlisted
Armament	2 × M2HB Browning .50-caliber heavy machine guns 2 × M60 7.62 mm machine guns, 2 × Mk 19 grenade launchers

Awards

• Navy Unit Commendation
• Navy E Ribbon
• National Defense Service Medal with star
• Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
• Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
• Sea Service Deployment Ribbon

In popular culture

The ship was featured in Mega Movers, when it was transported to Bahrain on top of a heavy lift ship.

History

In 2024, USS Gladiator was involved in a collision with HMS Bangor causing some damage to the latter vessel.^[1]