USS Sentry (MCM-3)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Sentry.

Sentry (MCM-3) and coastal minehunter Kingfisher (MHC-56), 16 March 2000.
Sentry (front) and USS Kingfisher
History
United States
NameUSS Sentry
Awarded23 December 1983
BuilderPeterson Shipbuilders
Laid down8 October 1984
Launched20 September 1986
Commissioned2 September 1989
HomeportBahrain
Motto"Iron men in wooden ships."
Nickname(s)The Sentinel of the Sea
Statusin active service
Badge
General characteristics
Class and typeAvenger-class mine countermeasures ship
Displacement1,367 tons (1,390 t)
Length224 ft (68 m) overall
Beam39 ft (12 m)
Draft13 ft (4.0 m)
Propulsion
Speed14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Boats & landing
craft carried		2 RHIB
Capacity81
Complement6 officers, 75 enlisted
Sensors and
processing systems
  • MCM suite:
  • AN/SLQ-48 Mine Neutralization System,
  • AN/SQL-37(V)3 Magnetic/Acoustic Influence Minesweeping Gear,
  • Oropesa type 0 size 1 Mechanical Sweep Equipment,
  • MDG 1701 Marconi Magnetometer Degaussing System
  • Electronics:
  • AN/SSN-2 Precise Integrated Navigation System (PINS),
  • AN/SQQ-32 Mine Hunting Sonar,
  • AN/SPS-55 Surface Radar,
  • AN/WSN-7 Gyro Compass
Armament

USS Sentry (MCM-3), an Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship, is the second U.S. Navy ship of that name. Sentry was laid down on 8 October 1984 by Peterson Builders in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin; launched on 20 September 1986 and commissioned on 2 September 1989.

In 1993, Sentry made a 6-month cruise to Europe, joining the Standing Naval Force Channel and participating in exercise Blue Harrier, in the Baltic Sea. The ship visited Key West, Norfolk, Bermuda, Azores, Oostende, Kiel, Aarhus, Brest, St Malo, La Rochelle, Vigo, Cadiz, Porto, Lisbon, and Gibraltar during this deployment.[citation needed]

In 2009, Sentry changed her homeport to Naval Base San Diego.[1]

On 15 March 2012, the U.S. Navy announced USS Sentry would be one of four minesweepers moved to the Persian Gulf region.[2] Sentry arrived at Bahrain in June 2012.[3]

  1. ^ Leporati, Mike (12 September 2009). "USS Sentry Moves to San Diego". Navy News Service. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
  2. ^ Cavas, Christopher P. (15 March 2012). "U.S. doubling minesweepers in Persian Gulf". Navy Times. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  3. ^ "History". USS-Sentry-MCM-3 About-Us History. Retrieved 27 February 2024.