USS Chief (MCM-14)

USS Chief (MCM-14)
Chief in January 1995 at Tampa alongside a tugboat.
History
United States
NameUSS Chief
NamesakeAll USN Chief petty officers
Ordered12 December 1989
Laid down19 August 1991
Launched12 June 1993
Commissioned5 November 1994
HomeportSasebo, Japan
Statusin active service
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General characteristics
Class and typeAvenger-class mine countermeasures ship
Displacement1,312 tons
Length225 ft (69 m)
Beam39 ft (12 m)
Draught11.5 ft (3.5 m)
Propulsionfour diesels
Speed14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement8 Officers, 6 Chief Petty Officers and 70 Enlisted
ArmamentMine neutralization system, two .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns

USS Chief (MCM-14) is an Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship of the United States Navy. She was named for the former USS Chief (AM-315), which in turn was named in honor of all chief petty officers of the US Navy.[1]

She was built by Peterson Shipbuilders, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. USS Chief is homeported in Sasebo, Japan and is part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet.

  1. ^ "USS Chief (MCM-14)". 12 June 1993. Retrieved 17 April 2022.