USS Devastator (MCM-6)
USS Devastator (MCM-6) is an Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship of the United States Navy.
 USS Devastator off the coast of Southern California, 2005 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name: | USS Devastator |
| Awarded: | 20 August 1986 |
| Builder: | Peterson Shipbuilders |
| Laid down: | 9 February 1987 |
| Launched: | 11 June 1988 |
| Acquired: | 31 August 1990 |
| Commissioned: | 6 October 1990 |
| Homeport: | Manama, Bahrain |
| Identification: | MCM-6 |
| Status: | in active service |
| Badge: |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship |
| Displacement: | 1,260 tons (light), 1,373 tons (full) |
| Length: | 224 ft (68 m) |
| Beam: | 39 ft (12 m) |
| Draft: | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
| Propulsion: | Diesel Engines |
| Complement: | Officers: 14 Enlisted: 85+ |
Construction of Devastator began on 9 February 1987 when her keel was laid at Peterson Shipbuilders in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. Construction was finished and the vessel was launched on 11 June 1988. Devastator was commissioned into the US Navy on 6 October 1990.
References
- This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.
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