Avenger class MCM |
U.S. Navy Builder: Peterson Shipbuilders, Sturgeon Bay, Wis.; Marinette Marine, Marinette, WI. |
Date Deployed: Sept. 12, 1987 (USS Avenger) |
Propulsion: Four diesels (600 horsepower each), two shafts with controllable pitch propellers. |
Length: 224 feet (68.28 meters). |
Beam: 39 feet (11.89 meters). |
Displacement: 1,312 tons (1,333.06 metric tons) full load. |
Speed: 14 knots (16.1 mph, 25.76 kmph). |
Crew: 8 officers, 76 enlisted. |
Armament: Mine neutralization system. Two .50 caliber machine guns. |