USS Avenger (MCM-1)
Avenger undergoing shock test
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History | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Avenger |
Ordered | 29 June 1982 |
Builder | Peterson Shipbuilders |
Laid down | 3 June 1983 |
Launched | 15 June 1985 |
Commissioned | 12 September 1987 |
Decommissioned | 30 September 2014[1] |
Homeport | Sasebo, Japan |
Motto |
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Status | In reserve in the Pacific Reserve Fleet as of 2019 |
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General characteristics | |
Class and type | mine countermeasures ship |
Displacement | 1,367 tons (1,390 t ) |
Length | 224 ft (68 m) overall |
Beam | 39 ft (12 m) |
Draft | 13 ft (4.0 m) |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
Complement | 6 officers, 75 enlisted |
Sensors and processing systems | |
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USS Avenger (MCM-1) was the
mine countermeasures ship, and the third U.S. Navy
ship of that name.
Service history
Avenger was ordered on 29 June 1982, laid down on 3 June 1983 by the Peterson Shipbuilders Co.,
launched on 15 June 1985, and commissioned on 12 September 1987.[3]
Subsequent to her commissioning and a period of test and trials, Avenger arrived in her
Desert Storm on 16 August 1990. Avenger was the longest-serving ship from all of the coalition forces during the Shield/Storm conflict, as well as the first ship in the history of naval warfare to locate and neutralize bottom mines. Avenger was awarded the Navy Unit Commendation and Combat Action Ribbon for her wartime accomplishments.[3]
In 1993, Avenger shifted homeports to the newly constructed
RIMPAC
), and in October of that year the ship returned to her homeport of Ingleside, Texas. Avenger completed her most significant modernization in the summer of 2008. In 2009, Avenger shifted her homeport to San Diego and then in December became permanently forward deployed to Sasebo, Japan. Later that same year the ship commenced her first deployment around the western Pacific.
On 30 September 2014, USS Avenger was decommissioned at San Diego, California. As of 2019, she is a part of the
Pacific Reserve Fleet
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Awards
- Navy Unit Commendation
- Combat Action Ribbon
- National Defense Service Medal with star
- campaign stars
- Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
- Navy Overseas Service Ribbon
- Sea Service Deployment Ribbon
- Kuwait Liberation Medal (Saudi Arabia)
- Kuwait Liberation Medal (Kuwait)
References
- ^ "FY14 Projected Ship Inactivation Schedule". Government of the United States. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ^ a b "Avenger (MCM-1)". NavSource. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
- ^ a b c d e "USS Avenger (MCM-1) Minesweeper / Minehunter". Military Factory. Retrieved 27 November 2010.
External links
- USS Avenger official website
- navsource.org: USS Avenger
- nvr.navy.mil: USS Avenger
- navysite.de: USS Avenger
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