USS Dextrous (MCM-13)
For other ships of the same name, see USS Dextrous.
 USS Dextrous in the Persian Gulf in 2004 | |
| Career (United States) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Dextrous |
| Ordered: | 12 December 1989 |
| Laid down: | 11 March 1991 |
| Launched: | 20 June 1992 |
| Christened: | 3 December 1993 |
| Commissioned: | 9 July 1994 |
| Homeport: | Manama, Bahrain |
| Identification: | MCM-13 |
| 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) |
| Draught: | 11.5 ft (3.5 m) |
| Propulsion: | four diesels |
| Speed: | 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Capacity: | 84 |
| Complement: | 8 Officers, 6 Chief Petty Officers and 58 Enlisted |
| Crew: | 84 |
| 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 in Bahrain and is part of the U.S. Fifth Fleet.
Dextrous was featured in a front-page article in the 31 July 2006 edition of DefenceNews that pointed out that USS Ardent and Dextrous were suffering from equipment failures that made them unable to perform their role.
References
Official USS Dextrous (MCM-13) webpage
This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain.