USS Dextrous (MCM-13)

USS Dextrous (MCM-13)

USS "Dextrous" (MCM-13) is an "Avenger"-class mine countermeasures ship in the United States Navy.

She was built by Peterson Shipbuilders, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin. "Dextrous" is homeported at Bahrain and is part of the U.S. Fifth Fleet.

"Dextrous "was featured in a front-page article in the July 31 2006 edition of [http://www.defensenews.com DefenceNews] that pointed out that USS "Ardent" (MCM-12) and "Dextrous" were suffering from equipment failures that made them unable to perform their role.

ee also

USS "Dextrous" for other ships of the same name.

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