Keywords: USS patriot.jpg patriot jpg http //www patriot navy mil/ PD_USN 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 USS Patriot MCM-7 |