CHIEF

The last built unit of the AVENGER-class MCMs CHIEF (MCM-14) is shown while on transit from her builders to her new homeport prior to get commissioned in the USN. The photo was taken on the St.Lawrence River off Contrecoeur, Québec, on October 14, 1994 by Marc Piché.

General characteristics
Displacement: 1,312 tons
Length: 225 ft (69 m)
Beam: 39 ft (12 m)
Draught: 11.5 ft (3.5 m)
Propulsion: four diesels
Speed: 14 knots
Complement: 8 Officers, 6 Chief Petty Officers and 70 Enlisted
Armament: Mine neutralization system, two .50 caliber machine guns