When you think of the U.S. Navy, its mighty aircraft carriers may be the first ships that leap to mind. But some good Navy ...

Avenger class ships are designed as mine sweepers/hunter-killers capable of finding, classifying and destroying moored and bottom mines. The last three MCM ships were purchased in 1990 ...

It can handle a crew of 200 to 300, with a complement of up to 500 marines. The Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship is one of the smallest ships listed here. With a crew of less than 100 ...

Clarence Sutphin, Jr. is forward deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations as part of Patrol Forces Southwest Asia.