USS Gladiator (MCM-11)
1991 Avenger-class ship
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USS Gladiator (MCM-11) was an Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship of the United States Navy, and is the third U.S. Navy ship to bear that name.
NameUSS Gladiator
Awarded14 February 1989
Laid down7 May 1990
 USS Gladiator (MCM-11) underway off the coast of Bahrain, in August 2007. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Gladiator |
| Awarded | 14 February 1989 |
| Builder | Peterson Builders, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin |
| Laid down | 7 May 1990 |
| Launched | 29 June 1991 |
| Commissioned | 18 September 1993 |
| Decommissioned | 4 September 2025 |
| Home port | Manama, Bahrain |
| Identification | MCM-11 |
| Status | Decommissioned |
| Badge |  |
| General characteristics | |
| Class & type | Avenger-class mine countermeasures ship |
| Displacement | 1,250 long tons (1,270 t) |
| Length | 224 ft (68 m) |
| Beam | 39 ft (12 m) |
| Draft | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
| Speed | 14 knots (16 mph; 26 km/h) |
| Complement | 6 officers and 75 enlisted |
| Armament |
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Awards
In popular culture
The ship was featured in Mega Movers, when it was transported to Bahrain on top of a heavy lift ship.
History
In 2024, USS Gladiator was involved in a collision with HMS Bangor causing some damage to the latter vessel.[1]
