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 |
| Identification | MCM-14 |
| Motto | "Honor, Tradition, Valor" |
| Status | in active service |
| Badge | |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & 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.
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.