USS Sentry (MCM-3), an Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship, is the second U.S. Navy ship of that name. Sentry was laid down on 8 October 1984 by Peterson Builders in Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin; launched on 20 September 1986 and commissioned on 2 September 1989.
 Sentry (front) and USS Kingfisher
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Sentry |
| Awarded | 23 December 1983 |
| Builder | Peterson Shipbuilders |
| Laid down | 8 October 1984 |
| Launched | 20 September 1986 |
| Commissioned | 2 September 1989 |
| Homeport | Bahrain |
| Motto | "Iron men in wooden ships." |
| Nickname(s) | The Sentinel of the Sea |
| Status | in active service |
| Badge |  |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship |
| Displacement | 1,367 tons (1,390 t) |
| Length | 224 ft (68 m) overall |
| Beam | 39 ft (12 m) |
| Draft | 13 ft (4.0 m) |
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| Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Boats & landing craft carried | 2 RHIB |
| Capacity | 81 |
| Complement | 6 officers, 75 enlisted |
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In 1993, Sentry made a 6-month cruise to Europe, joining the Standing Naval Force Channel and participating in exercise Blue Harrier, in the Baltic Sea. The ship visited Key West, Norfolk, Bermuda, Azores, Oostende, Kiel, Aarhus, Brest, St Malo, La Rochelle, Vigo, Cadiz, Porto, Lisbon, and Gibraltar during this deployment.[citation needed]
In 2009, Sentry changed her homeport to Naval Base San Diego.[1]
On 15 March 2012, the U.S. Navy announced USS Sentry would be one of four minesweepers moved to the Persian Gulf region.[2] Sentry arrived at Bahrain in June 2012.[3]
References
edit- ^ Leporati, Mike (12 September 2009). "USS Sentry Moves to San Diego". Navy News Service. Retrieved 15 September 2009.
- ^ Cavas, Christopher P. (15 March 2012). "U.S. doubling minesweepers in Persian Gulf". Navy Times. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
- ^ "History". USS-Sentry-MCM-3 About-Us History. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.