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USS Defender (1989/11/29)
      
Details/Construction
Builder:Marinette MarineLocation:Marinette, WisconsinHull #:
Design:Avenger-class
Keel Layed:1983/12/01Launched:1987/04/04Commissioned:1989/09/30
Propulsion
As builtType:4 X Waukasha Motors Co. diesel enginesOutput:13.5 Knots
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Dimensions
As builtLength (oa):68 m (224 ft)Gross Tonnage:
Length (lbp):Net Tonnage:
Beam:12 m (39 ft)Dead Weight:
Depth:4.6 m (15 ft)Displacement:
Draft: 
Owner HistoryFleet History
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Name HistoryRegistration History
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Defender (USS) (MCM-2)
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Description
USS Defender (MCM-2) was an Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship in the service of the United States Navy. She entered service in September 1989 and was decommissioned in October 2014.
Disposition
Description/LocationSold for scrap.
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