USS Ardent (MCM-12)
For other ships of the same name, see USS Ardent and HMAS Ardent.
 USS Ardent at sea in the Persian Gulf, July 2005 | |
| Career (United States) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Ardent |
| Ordered: | 12 December 1989 |
| Laid down: | 22 October 1990 |
| Launched: | 16 November 1991 |
| Christened: | 20 August 1993 |
| Commissioned: | 18 February 1994 |
| Homeport: | San Diego, California |
| Status: | in active service, as of 2015 |
| Badge: |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship |
| Displacement: | 1,312 tons |
| Length: | 224 ft (68 m) |
| Beam: | 39 ft (12 m) |
| Draft: | 11.5 ft (3.5 m) |
| Propulsion: | four diesels |
| Speed: | 14 knots (26 km/h) |
| Complement: | 8 Officers, 6 Chief Petty Officers and 58 Enlisted |
| Armament: | Mine neutralization system, two .50 caliber machine guns |
The third USS Ardent (MCM-12) is an Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship in the United States Navy.
She was built by Peterson Shipbuilders, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. Ardent is homeported at San Diego, CA and is part of the U.S. 3rd Fleet.
Ardent was featured in a front-page article in the 31 July 2006 edition of DefenceNews that pointed out that Ardent and USS Dextrous were suffering from equipment failures that made them unable to perform their role.
References
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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AN/SLQ-48 MNS (Mine Neutralization System) in use aboard Ardent. This remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV) is controlled through an umbilical cable, has low acoustic and magnetic signature, and is equipped with low-light television (LLTV) cameras, allowing it to get close to mines to place destructive charges or cut their mooring lines without triggering them.