USS Chief (MCM-14)
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For other ships of the same name, see USS Chief.
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| Career |  |
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| Ordered: | December 12, 1989 |
| Laid down: | August 19, 1991 |
| Launched: | June 12, 1993 |
| Commissioned: | November 5, 1994 |
| Homeport: | Ingleside, Texas |
| Fate: | Active in service as of 2008 |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 1,312 tons |
| Length: | 224 ft (68 m) |
| Beam: | 39 ft (12 m) |
| Draught: | 11,5 ft (Expression error: Unrecognised punctuation character "," m) |
| Propulsion: | four diesels |
| Speed: | 14 knots |
| Complement: | 8 Officers, 6 Chief Petty Officers and 70 Enlisted |
| Armament: | Mine neutralization system, two .50 caliber machine guns |
USS Chief (MCM-14) is an Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship in the United States Navy. She was named for Chief Petty Officers.
She was built by Peterson Shipbuilders, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. Avenger is homeported in Ingleside, Texas and is part of the U.S. Atlantic Fleet.
This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain.
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