USS Dextrous (MCM-13)
USS Dextrous (MCM-13) is an Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship in the United States Navy.
 USS Dextrous in the Persian Gulf in 2004 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 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 |
| Badge |  |
| 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 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns |
She was built by Peterson Shipbuilders, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. Dextrous is homeported in Bahrain and is part of the U.S. Fifth Fleet.
References
Official USS Dextrous (MCM-13) webpage
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