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USS Defender (MCM-2)
Encyclopedia
USS Defender (MCM-2) is an Avenger-class
mine countermeasures ship in the service of the United States Navy
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Corp., Marinette, Wisconsin
; launched on April 4, 1987; and commissioned on September 30, 1989. As of July 1, 2009, she is active in, Mine Countermeasures Squadron Two, U.S. Pacific Fleet
, permanently forward deployed to Sasebo, Japan.
sets, one solar
gas turbine
generator
, one omnithruster bow thruster system
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Electronic system
s: 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.
, see:
Avenger class mine countermeasures ship
Avenger-class mine countermeasures ships are a class of 14 ships constructed by the United States Navy 1987–1994. The ships are designed to clear mines from vital waterways. The ships have the hull designator MCM.-Background:In the early 1980s, the U.S...
mine countermeasures ship in the service of the United States Navy
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...
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Construction and commissioning
She was laid down on December 1, 1983 at Marinette MarineMarinette Marine
Marinette Marine Corporation is a shipbuilding firm in Marinette, Wisconsin. MMC was a subsidiary of Manitowoc Marine Group, also in Wisconsin, but was sold to Fincantieri Marine Group in 2009...
Corp., Marinette, Wisconsin
Marinette, Wisconsin
Marinette is a city in and the county seat of Marinette County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 11,749 at the 2000 census.Marinette is the principal city of the Marinette, WI–MI Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Marinette County, Wisconsin and Menominee...
; launched on April 4, 1987; and commissioned on September 30, 1989. As of July 1, 2009, she is active in, Mine Countermeasures Squadron Two, U.S. Pacific Fleet
United States Fleet Forces Command
The United States Fleet Forces Command is an Atlantic Ocean theater-level component command of the United States Navy that provides naval resources that are under the operational control of the United States Northern Command...
, permanently forward deployed to Sasebo, Japan.
Systems
Auxiliary systems: three Waukesha ship service diesel generatorDiesel generator
A diesel generator is the combination of a diesel engine with an electrical generator to generate electrical energy....
sets, one solar
Solar power
Solar energy, radiant light and heat from the sun, has been harnessed by humans since ancient times using a range of ever-evolving technologies. Solar radiation, along with secondary solar-powered resources such as wind and wave power, hydroelectricity and biomass, account for most of the available...
gas turbine
Gas turbine
A gas turbine, also called a combustion turbine, is a type of internal combustion engine. It has an upstream rotating compressor coupled to a downstream turbine, and a combustion chamber in-between....
generator
Electrical generator
In electricity generation, an electric generator is a device that converts mechanical energy to electrical energy. A generator forces electric charge to flow through an external electrical circuit. It is analogous to a water pump, which causes water to flow...
, one omnithruster bow thruster system
Bow thruster
A bow thruster is a transversal propulsion device built into, or mounted to, the bow of a ship or boat to make it more maneuverable. Bow thrusters make docking easier, since they allow the captain to turn the vessel to port or starboard without using the main propulsion mechanism which requires...
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Electronic system
Electronic System
Electronic System is a Belgian synthesizer group .Disco Machine is an album of seven original compositions from Dan Lacksman, who’s better known as being part of the group, TELEX. This material was first recorded in 1977.- External links :*...
s: one AN/SSN-2 Precise Integrated Navigation
Navigation
Navigation is the process of monitoring and controlling the movement of a craft or vehicle from one place to another. It is also the term of art used for the specialized knowledge used by navigators to perform navigation tasks...
System (PINS), one AN/SQQ-32 Mine Hunting Sonar
Sonar
Sonar is a technique that uses sound propagation to navigate, communicate with or detect other vessels...
, one AN/SPS-55 Surface Radar
Radar
Radar is an object-detection system which uses radio waves to determine the range, altitude, direction, or speed of objects. It can be used to detect aircraft, ships, spacecraft, guided missiles, motor vehicles, weather formations, and terrain. The radar dish or antenna transmits pulses of radio...
, one AN/WSN-2 Gyro compass, Mine Countermeasure
Countermeasure
A countermeasure is a measure or action taken to counter or offset another one. As a general concept it implies precision, and is any technological or tactical solution or system designed to prevent an undesirable outcome in the process...
Equipment Suite, one AN/SLQ-48 (V) Mine Neutralization
Neutralization
In chemistry, neutralization, or neutralisation is a chemical reaction in which an acid and a base react to form a salt. Water is frequently, but not necessarily, produced as well. Neutralizations with Arrhenius acids and bases always produce water:Y and X represent a monovalent cation and anion...
System, one AN/SQL-37 (V) 3 Magnetic/Acoustic
Acoustic signature
Acoustic signature is used to describe a combination of acoustic emissions of ships and submarines.-Contributing factors:The acoustic signature is made up of a number of individual elements...
Influence Minesweeping Gear, Oropesa
Oropesa
An Oropesa is a streamlined towed body used in the process of minesweeping. The role of the Oropesa is to keep the towed sweep at a determined depth and position from the sweeping ship....
type 0 size 1 Mechanical
Machine
A machine manages power to accomplish a task, examples include, a mechanical system, a computing system, an electronic system, and a molecular machine. In common usage, the meaning is that of a device having parts that perform or assist in performing any type of work...
Sweep Equipment, MDG 1701 Marconi
Marconi Company
The Marconi Company Ltd. was founded by Guglielmo Marconi in 1897 as The Wireless Telegraph & Signal Company...
Magnetometer
Magnetometer
A magnetometer is a measuring instrument used to measure the strength or direction of a magnetic field either produced in the laboratory or existing in nature...
Degaussing
Degaussing
Degaussing is the process of decreasing or eliminating an unwanted magnetic field. It is named after Carl Friedrich Gauss, an early researcher in the field of magnetism...
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Operations
For a review of current year-to-year operations of USS Defender), including operations after Hurricane KatrinaHurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was a powerful Atlantic hurricane. It is the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. Among recorded Atlantic hurricanes, it was the sixth strongest overall...
, see:
- Index for Histories/Command Operations Reports submitted by Defender (MCM 2)
- Mine Warfare Ships Support Hurricane Katrina Recovery, Relief Efforts
- Defender Clears Way for Shipping off Gulf Coast (2005)