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The 224-foot-long MCM-3 Sentry is the second mine countermeasure ship of this new class to be launched at Peterson Builders, Sturgeon Bay, Wise.

Peterson Builders Launches Another

Minecountermeasure Ship, MCM-3 —Literature Available—

The principals at the launching ceremony of the Sentry included (L to R): Leonard Pouliot, husband of the matron of honor; Ellsworth L. Peterson, president of Peterson Shipbuilders,

Inc.; Capt. James E. Hancock, USN, Deputy Commander/Comptroller, NAVSEA; Robert E.

Peterson, executive vice president of PBI; Elaine Kelleher Murphy, sponsor; Marguerite

Pouliot, matron of honor; Adm. Daniel J. Murphy, USN (Retired), keynote speaker and husband of sponsor; and Capt. Thomas Kile, USN, Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion and Repair, Sturgeon Bay, Wise.

The third of a new class of mine countermeasure ships, the MCM-3

Sentry, was launched and chris- tened recently at Peterson Builders,

Inc., Sturgeon Bay, Wise. The Sen- try is the second MCM of the Aven- ger class to be launched at Peter- son.

Peterson has five of the wooden

MCM mine countermeasure vessels under contract with the U.S. Navy and holds the contract for the lead yard design work for the MCM pro- gram as well. The lead ship of the class, MCM-1 Avenger, was launched at PBI June 15, 1985. The sister ships, MCM-5, -6, and -8 are in following construction stages at the yard.

Mrs. Elaine Kelleher Murphy was sponsor of the Sentry, with Mrs.

Marguerite Pouliot acting as matron of honor. Mrs. Murphy's husband, Adm. Daniel J. Mur- phy, USN (Ret.), was the keynote speaker at the ceremony. Capt.

James E. Hancock, USN, Deputy

Commander/Comptroller of NAV-

SEA, was the Naval Sea Systems

Commander speaker for the event.

The ceremonies were also attended by PBI president Ellsworth L.

Peterson.

The MCM ships represent the be- ginning of the U.S. Navy's new mine warfare vessel program. The MCMs will provide an enhanced surface mine-hunting, minesweeping, and (continued) jr I , 1

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A354, A490, F468, FS93, FF-S-85,

MILB-857. MILS 1222

EYE BOLTS: ASTM A489. MIL-B45908

MACHINE SCREWS: FF-S-92

NITS: ASTM AI9i. A%3, F

FF N 836. MIL-B-857, MIL S 1222

PINS: FF P 386. MIL P lori. MILP-16610

RIVETS: FF-R-556, MII.R-24243

SOCKET SCREWS: ASTM AT-I. FF-S-86.

FF S 200. FF S 210

STUDS: ASTM A193. MIL-B-857.

MIL-S-1222. MILS >4149

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NAVAL BRASS: IJIJ W

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PHOSPHOROUS BRONZE: (,)Q B-750

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Mil. F 17871

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ION VAPOR DEPOSIT: MIL-C-83488

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NICKEL: W-N 290

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