For other ships of the same name, see USS Gladiator.
USS Gladiator (MCM-11) | |
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The USS Gladiator (MCM-11) underway off the coast of Bahrain, in August 2007. | |
Career | |
Awarded: | 14 February 1989 |
Builder: | Peterson Builders |
Laid down: | 7 May 1990 |
Launched: | 29 June 1991 |
Commissioned: | 18 September 1993 |
Homeport: | Manama, Bahrain |
Badge: | |
General characteristics | |
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 |
Armament: |
2 × M2HB Browning .50-caliber heavy machine guns 2 × M60 7.62 mm machine guns, 2 × Mk 19 grenade launchers |
The 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.
In popular culture[]
- The ship was featured in Mega Movers, when it was transported to Bahrain on top of a heavy lift ship.
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.
External links[]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to USS Gladiator (MCM-11). |
- USS Gladiator official website
- U.S. Naval Historical Center: USS Gladiator
- NavSource Online: USS Gladiator
- U.S. Naval Vessel Register: USS Gladiator
- Unofficial U.S. Navy Site: USS Gladiator
- Military Sealift Command: "A Curious Cargo", By Laura M. Seal
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