USS Gladiator (MCM-11) is an Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship of the United States Navy, and is the third U.S. Navy ship to bear that name.
USS Gladiator (MCM-11) underway off the coast of Bahrain, in August 2007.
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United States | |
Name | USS Gladiator |
Awarded | 14 February 1989 |
Builder | Peterson Builders, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin |
Laid down | 7 May 1990 |
Launched | 29 June 1991 |
Commissioned | 18 September 1993 |
Homeport | Manama, Bahrain |
Identification | MCM-11 |
Status | In active service, as of 2015 |
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General characteristics | |
Class and type | Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship |
Displacement | 1,250 long tons (1,270 t) |
Length | 224 ft (68 m) |
Beam | 39 ft (12 m) |
Draft | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
Speed | 14 knots (16 mph; 26 km/h) |
Complement | 6 officers and 75 enlisted |
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Awards
editIn popular culture
editThe ship was featured in Mega Movers, when it was transported to Bahrain on top of a heavy lift ship.
History
editIn 2024, USS Gladiator was involved in a collision with HMS Bangor causing some damage to the latter vessel.[1]
References
edit- ^ "HMS Bangor being repaired in Bahrain following damage sustained earlier this year". Navy Lookout. 9 November 2024.
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.
External links
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