For other ships of the same name, see USS Champion.
 USS Champion in 2009 | |
| Career (United States) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Champion |
| Ordered: | 23 December 1983 |
| Laid down: | 28 June 1984 |
| Launched: | 15 April 1989 |
| Commissioned: | 7 February 1991 |
| Decommissioned: | 25 August 2020 |
| Homeport: | Naval Station San Diego, California |
| Motto: | We accept the challenge |
| Status: | decommissioned |
| Badge: |
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| General characteristics | |
| Class & type: | Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship |
| Displacement: | 1,367 tons (1,390 t) |
| Length: | 224 ft (68 m) |
| Beam: | 39 ft (12 m) |
| Draught: | 15 ft (4.6 m) |
| Propulsion: | 4 Isotta Fraschini diesels |
| Speed: | 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) |
| Complement: | 8 officers and 76 enlisted |
| Sensors and processing systems: |
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USS Champion (MCM-4), an Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship, is the fourth U.S. Navy ship of that name.
Champion was laid down on 28 June 1984 at Marinette Marine Corporation, Marinette, Wisconsin; launched on 15 April 1989; and commissioned on 7 February 1991. She was assigned to the Active Naval Reserve, Mine Countermeasures Squadron Two, US Atlantic Fleet.
While on a five-month deployment in the Mediterranean during 1999, Champion assisted in the evacuation of ethnic Albanians from war-torn Kosovo.[1]
Champion was the recipient of the 2004 Environmental Quality Small Ship Award sponsored by the Environmental Readiness Division of the Chief of Naval Operations .[2]
Champion was decommissioned on 25 August 2020.[3]
References[]
- ↑ Defense Authorization Request for Fiscal Year 2001 Archived 2006-11-22 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ FY 2004 CNO Environmental Award Winners Named Navy Newsstand, 8 February 2005
- ↑ "USS Champion Decommissions After 30 Years of Service". United States Navy. 18 August 2020. https://www.navy.mil/Press-Office/News-Stories/display-news/Article/2317344/uss-champion-decommissions-after-30-years-of-service/.
External links[]
- Photo gallery of {{{2}}} at NavSource Naval History
- Champion (MCM-4) at US Carriers
- Undersea Partners – The Mine Countermeasures Surface Force
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