&sq=&lang=&file=File:USS_Chief_MCM-14_and_Ybor.jpg) Chief in January 1995 at Tampa alongside a tugboat.
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| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Chief |
| Namesake | All USN Chief petty officers |
| Ordered | 12 December 1989 |
| Laid down | 19 August 1991 |
| Launched | 12 June 1993 |
| Commissioned | 5 November 1994 |
| Homeport | Sasebo, Japan |
| Status | in active service |
| Badge | &sq=&lang=&file=File:USS_Chief_MCM-14_Crest.png) |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship |
| Displacement | 1,312 tons |
| Length | 225 ft (69 m) |
| Beam | 39 ft (12 m) |
| Draught | 11.5 ft (3.5 m) |
| Propulsion | four diesels |
| Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Complement | 8 Officers, 6 Chief Petty Officers and 70 Enlisted |
| Armament | Mine 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.
- ^ "USS Chief (MCM-14)". 12 June 1993. Retrieved 17 April 2022.