USS Dextrous (MCM-13)
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 USS Dextrous in Persian Gulf in 2004 |
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| Career |  |
|---|---|
| Ordered: | December 12, 1989 |
| Laid down: | March 11, 1991 |
| Launched: | June 20, 1992 |
| Christened: | December 3, 1993 |
| Commissioned: | July 9, 1994 |
| Status: | Active in service as of 2007 |
| Homeport: | Bahrain |
| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 1,312 tons |
| Length: | 224 feet (68.28 meters) |
| Beam: | 39 feet (11.89 meters) |
| Draught: | 11,5 feet (3.5 meters) |
| Propulsion: | four diesels |
| Speed: | 14 knots |
| Complement: | 8 Officers, 6 Chief Petty Officers and 58 Enlisted |
| Armament: | Mine neutralization system, two .50 caliber machine guns |
USS Dextrous (MCM-13) is an Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship in the United States Navy.
She was built by Peterson Shipbuilders, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. Dextrous is homeported at Bahrain and is part of the U.S. Fifth Fleet.
Dextrous was featured in a front-page article in the July 31, 2006 edition of DefenceNews that pointed out that USS Ardent (MCM-12) and Dextrous were suffering from equipment failures that made them unable to perform their role.
[edit] See also
USS Dextrous for other ships of the same name.
[edit] References
This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain.
| Avenger-class mine countermeasure ship |
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Avenger | Defender | Sentry | Champion | Guardian | Devastator | Patriot | Scout | Pioneer | Warrior | Gladiator | Ardent | Dextrous | Chief |
| List of mine countermeasure ships of the United States Navy |
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