USS Guardian (MCM-5) was an Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship of the United States Navy, and was the second Navy ship to bear that name. The hulls of the Avenger-class ships were constructed of wood with an external coat of fiberglass.
U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Mark A. Rice, the commanding officer of the mine countermeasures ship USS Guardian (MCM 5), places the ship's flag in a time capsule along with the ship's decommissioning pennant 130306-N-PD773-125
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Sailors board the mine countermeasures ship USS GUARDIAN (MCM 5) during the vessel's commissioning at the Naval Education and Training Center - DPLA - 1c003ae3fde27fc4a6ba35b4d16c368e
USS Guardian (MCM-5), USS Patriot (MCM-7), USS Inchon (MCS-12), JS Bungo (MST-464), and JS Yaeyama (MSO-301) steam in formation, -7 Jun. 2001 a
US Navy 020128-N-0401E-004 Side Scan Sonar operations aboard MCM 5
US Navy 020128-N-0401E-002 Side Sonar Operations aboard MCM 5
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US Navy 030423-N-8937A-003 Lt. Cmdr. Stanley Keeve, Commanding Officer of USS Guardian (MCM 5) conducts a Captain's Call following a dress white uniform inspection
US Navy 031007-N-8937A-024 Lt. Cmdr. Stanley Keeve, Commanding Officer, USS Guardian (MCM 5), conducts a dress blue uniform inspection pierside along India Basin