USS Gladiator (MCM-11)
![]() USS Gladiator (MCM-11) underway off the coast of Bahrain, in August 2007. | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| 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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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.

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]
References
- ↑ "HMS Bangor being repaired in Bahrain following damage sustained earlier this year". Navy Lookout. 9 November 2024.
This article incorporates public domain material from Gladiator (MCM-11) at the Naval Vessel Register.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to USS Gladiator (MCM-11).
- USS Gladiator official website
- U.S. Naval Historical Center: USS Gladiator
- Photo gallery of USS Gladiator (MCM-11) at NavSource Naval History
- U.S. Naval Vessel Register: USS Gladiator
- Unofficial U.S. Navy Site: USS Gladiator
- Military Sealift Command: "A Curious Cargo", By Laura M. Seal

