MCM-5 Guardian

Country:  United States

Class, [Type]: Avenger, [MHS].

Builder: Peterson Builders, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, U.S.A.

Launch date: 20 June 1987.

Commission date: 16 December 1989.

Decommission date: 17 January 2013.

Displacement ( tons ): 1.249-1.336 standard, 1.362-1.447 full load.

Dimensions ( metres ): 68,37 x 11,86 x 3,71

Main machinery: 4 x Isotta-Fraschini ID 36 SS 6V-AM diesels ( 2.280 hp ).

Speed ( knots ): 13,5.

Complement: 83 ( 8 officers ).

Guns: 2 x Browning M2 12,7mm.

Radar: Surface Search: 1 x Cardion SPS-55; Navigation: 1 x Raytheon SPS-66(V)9.

Sonar: Raytheon SQQ-32; WQN-1 channel finder.

Callsign: NBTX ()

Awards (as of 08/01/2013): 

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