Specifications for the
USS Avenger (MCM-1)
Minesweeper / Minehunter
Country of Origin: United States
Initial Year of Service: 1987
Operators: United States
Crew: 81
Length: 224ft (68.28m)
Beam: 39ft (11.89m)
Draught: 13ft (3.96m)
Displacement: 1,367tons
Machinery: 4 x Waukesha Motors Company L-1616 diesel engines delivering 2,400bhp with 2 x Hansome electric motors delivering 400shp and 1 x Omnithruster hydrojet delivering 350shp with 2 x reversible pitch propeller shafts.
Surface Speed: 14kts (16mph)
Range: 0miles (0km)
Armament:
2 x 12.7mm M2HB anti-aircraft heavy machine guns
2 x 7.62mm general purpose machine guns
2 x 40mm MK 19 automatic grenade launchers
1 x AN/SLQ-48(V) Mine Neutralization System
1 x AN/SQL-37(V)3 Magnetic/Acoustic Influence Minesweeping Gear.
1 x Oropesa Type0, Size 1 Mechanical Sweep Equipment.
1 x MGD 1701 Marconi Magnetometer Degaussing System.
Ship Class: Avenger-class
Number-in-Class: 14
Ships-in-Class: USS Avenger (MCM-1); USS Defender (MCM-2); USS Sentry (MCM-3); USS Champion (MCM-4); USS Guardian (MCM-5); USS Devastator (MCM-6); USS Patriot (MCM-7); USS Scout (MCM-8); USS Pioneer (MCM-9); USS Warrior (MCM-10); USS Gladiator (MCM-11); USS Ardent (MCM-12); USS Dextrous (MCM-13); USS Chief (MCM-14)
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