Keywords: USS guardian H.jpg USS Guardian MCM-5 a Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship in November 2002 The USS Guardian 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 2002-11-09 http //www c7f navy mil/ http //www c7f navy mil/ United States Navy PD-USGov-Military-Navy November 2002 photographs 9 November Grey watercraft November 2002 in the United States Ships facing right Side views of watercraft USS Guardian MCM-5 Photos taken with Kodak DCS 760 |