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USS Patriot (MCM-7)

Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship

The USS Patriot is 224 feet in length, has a beam of 39 feet, and displaces 1,312 tons fully loaded. The ship has a normal complement of 81 officers and enlisted personnel. The hull of the ship is constructed of oak, Douglas Fir and Alaskan Cedar, with a thin coating of fiberglass to take advantage of wood's low magnetic signature during mine countermeasures operations.