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General Characteristics Crew List Memorabilia to end of page
USS CHIEF is the last ship in the AVENGER class of Mine Countermeasures Ships. Like all the other ships in this class the USS CHIEF has a wooden hull.
| General Characteristics: | Awarded: December 12, 1989 |
| Keel Laid: August 19, 1991 | |
| Launched: June 12, 1993 | |
| Commissioned: November 5, 1994 | |
| Builder: Peterson Shipbuilders, Sturgeon Bay, Wis. | |
| Propulsion System: four diesels | |
| Propellers: two | |
| Length: 224 feet (68.28 meters) | |
| Beam: 39 feet (11.89 meters) | |
| Draft: 11,5 feet (3.5 meters) | |
| Displacement: 1,312 tons | |
| Speed: 14 knots | |
| Armament: Mine neutralization system, two .50 caliber machine guns | |
| Homeport: Ingleside, TX. | |
| Crew: 8 Officers, 6 Chief Petty Officers and 58 Enlisted |
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This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USS CHIEF. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.
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