Keywords: US Navy 040520-N-2420K-001 The crew of mine countermeasures ship USS Patriot (MCM 7) poses for a command photo during a dry dock maintenance period.jpg en Sasebo Japan May 20 2004 - The crew of mine countermeasures ship USS Patriot MCM 7 poses for a command photo during a dry dock maintenance period in Sasebo Japan Patriot is complemented with a crew of 84 sailors and is one of two mine countermeasure ships operating with U S Fleet Activities Sasebo Japan These ships use sonar and video systems cable cutters and a mine-detonating device that can be released and detonated by remote control They are also capable of conventional sweeping measures The ships are of fiberglass sheathed wooden hull construction to protect the ship from magnetic contact mines U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Jonathan R Kulp RELEASED 2004-05-20 040520-N-2420K-001 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 14273 U S Navy photo by Photographer's Mate 2nd Class Jonathan R Kulp PD-USGov-Military-Navy Images from US Navy location Sasebo Japan Sasebo Dry Dock Area USS Patriot MCM-7 Ships in drydocks in Japan |