USS Avenger (MCM-1)

GPTKB entity

Statements (41)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer
Royal Navy ship
gptkbp:armament 2 × .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns
2 × 40 mm grenade launchers
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Meritorious_Unit_Commendation
gptkb:National_Defense_Service_Medal
gptkb:Navy_E_Ribbon
gptkb:Kuwait_Liberation_Medal_(Kuwait)
gptkb:Kuwait_Liberation_Medal_(Saudi_Arabia)
gptkb:Sea_Service_Deployment_Ribbon
gptkb:Navy_Unit_Commendation
gptkb:Global_War_on_Terrorism_Service_Medal
gptkb:Southwest_Asia_Service_Medal
gptkbp:beam 39 ft (12 m)
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Peterson_Builders
gptkbp:builtYear gptkb:Sturgeon_Bay,_Wisconsin
gptkbp:class gptkb:Avenger-class
gptkbp:commissioned 12 September 1987
gptkbp:crewComplement 84
gptkbp:decommissioned 30 September 2014
gptkbp:displacement 1,312 tons (full load)
gptkbp:draught 11 ft (3.4 m)
gptkbp:fate awaiting disposal as of 2024
gptkbp:homeport gptkb:Naval_Station_Ingleside
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS Avenger (MCM-1)
gptkbp:hullNumber gptkb:MCM-1
gptkbp:laidDown 3 June 1983
gptkbp:launched 15 June 1985
gptkbp:length 224 ft (68 m)
gptkbp:material wooden hull with fiberglass sheathing
gptkbp:name gptkb:USS_Avenger
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Avenger_(previous_US_Navy_ships)
gptkbp:notableEvent Participated in Operation Desert Storm
First ship of her class
gptkbp:operator gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:propulsion 4 diesel engines
gptkbp:role mine countermeasures
gptkbp:speed 14 knots
gptkbp:status decommissioned
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5