USS Chief (MCM-14)

USS Chief (MCM-14)

Chief in January 1995 at Tampa alongside a tugboat.
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
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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.