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Patriot (MCM 7)

Call sign:
November - Papa - Alpha - Tango

Avenger Class Mine Countermeasures Ship: Laid down, 31 March 1987 at Marinette Marine, Marinette, Wisc; Launched, 13 May 1990; Commissioned 18 October 1991; Currently active, Mine Countermeasures Squadron One, Sasebo, Japan.

Specifications: Displacement 1,253 t.(lt) , 1,367 t(fl); Length 224'; Beam 39'; Draft 15'; Speed 13.5k; Complement; seven officers, 75 enlisted, Armament, two M2HB .50 cal. machine guns, two M60 7.62 mm machine guns, two Mk 19 grenade Launchers; Propulsion four 600bhp Isotta Fraschini diesel engines, two controllable reversible pitch propellers, two shafts, two electric light load propulsion motors; Auxiliary Systems, three Isotta Fraschini ship service diesel generator sets, one Solar gas turbine generator, one omnithruster bow thruster system; Electronic systems; one AN/SSN-2 Precise Integrated Navigation System (PINS), one AN/SQQ-32 Mine Hunting Sonar, one AN/SPS-55 Surface Radar. one AN/WSN-2 Gyro Compass; Mine Countermeasure Equipment Suite, one AN/SLQ-48 (V) Mine Neutralization System, one AN/SQL-37 (V) 3 Magnetic/Acoustic Influence Minesweeping Gear, Oropesa type 0, size 1, Mechanical Sweep Equipment, MDG 1701 Marconi Magnetometer Degaussing System.

Size	Image Description	Source
117k	.	Historical Collections of the Great Lakes
183k	c. late April 1994. Approaching Juneau (LPD 10) for fuel.	RM1 Lacy Lee, USN, Ret.
37k	Patriot steaming to port of USS Guardian (MCM 5). U.S. Navy photo by Charles Whorton from the October 2001 edition of Naval Institute Proceedings	Joe Radigan
118k	3 June 2006 South China Sea Sailors assigned to the Avenger-class mine warfare ship Patriot, signal a good will message to a fellow mine countermeasures ship of the Japanese Maritime Self Defense Force (JMSSF) as Patriot enters port in Malaysia. Patriot was preparing to participate in the multi-national exercise Western Pacific Mine Countermeasures Exercise (WP-MCMEX). Patriot was deployed in Southeast Asia to support the 7th Fleet's interoperability and training commitments in mine neutralization warfare and maritime operations. U.S. Navy photo 060603-N-4124C-004 by Mass Communication Specialist Second Class Adam R. Cole	Bill Gonyo
144k	9 February 2007 Mine countermeasures ship Patriot pulls into port at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan becoming the first U.S. Navy ship to utilize the air base’s recently built port and harbor facility. While in Iwakuni, crew members of the Sasebo, Japan-based ship will have an opportunity to interact with the local population and Iwakuni-based Japanese Self Defense Force personnel. U.S. Navy photo 070209-N-4124C-008 by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Adam R. Cole	Lee Wahler
150k	20 September 2007 Mine warfare ship Patriot prepares to leave the Sasebo harbor as she embarks on a fall patrol. Patriot will conduct a multi-month patrol through the region supporting 7th Fleet’s framework for peace through partnership by training with regional partners and making diplomatic port visits. U.S. Navy photo 070920-N-4124C-011 by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Adam R. Cole	Lee Wahler

There is no DANFS history available for Patriot (MCM-7)

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
Official Navy Web Site for USS Patriot (MCM-7)
Naval Minewarfare Association
Association of Minemen

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