SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                  SCHEDULE 13G
                                 (RULE 13D-102)

  INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO RULES 13D-1(B),
      (C) AND (D) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13D-2(B)

                              (AMENDMENT NO. 2)1


                         MERCURY COMPUTER SYSTEMS, INC.
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                    Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share
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                         (Title or Class of Securities)

                                  589378-10-8
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                                 (CUSIP Number)

                               December 31, 2000
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            (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)


Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:

           [X]    Rule 13d-1(b)
           [_]    Rule 13d-1(c)
           [_]    Rule 13d-1(d)

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   1 The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
securities,and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would
alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
     The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of
the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see
the Notes).





   CUSIP No. 589378-10-8                          13G   Page  2  of 5 Pages

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  1       NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
          S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS

          Memorial Drive Trust #04-2272266 Plan #001
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  2       CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
          (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
                                      (A)
           N/A                                                (B)
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  3       SEC USE ONLY


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  4       CITIZENSHIP OF PLACE OR ORGANIZATION

          Massachusetts

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                                 5         SOLE VOTING POWER

    NUMBER OF                              698,500
                                ---------- -------------------------------------
     SHARES                      6         SHARED VOTING POWER
   BENEFICIALLY
    OWNED BY                               0
                                ---------- -------------------------------------
      EACH                       7         SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
    REPORTING
     PERSON                                698,500
                                ---------- -------------------------------------
      WITH                       8         SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                           0
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  9       AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

          698,500
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  10       CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
          (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

          N/A
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  11       PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)

          3.25%
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 12       TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)

          EP
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   CUSIP No. 589378-10-8                          13G   Page  3  of 5 Pages

 ITEM 1(A).        NAME OF ISSUER:

                   Mercury Computer Systems, Inc.

 ITEM 1(B).        ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:

                   199 Riverneck Road
                   Chelmsford, MA  01824-2820

 ITEM 2(A).        NAME OF PERSON FILING:

                   Memorial Drive Trust ("MDT")

 ITEM 2(B).        ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE:

                   125 CambridgePark Drive
                   6th Floor
                   Cambridge, MA  02140

 ITEM 2(C).        PLACE OF ORGANIZATION:

                   Massachusetts

 ITEM 2(D).        TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES:

                   Common Stock, $0.01 par value

 ITEM 2(E).        CUSIP NUMBER:

                   589378-10-8




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 ITEM 3.  IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULES 13D-1(B), OR
          13D-2(B), CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A:

  (A) Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act.
  (B) Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act.
  (C) Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act.
  (D) Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the Investment
      Company Act.
  (E) Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the Investment
      Advisers Act of 1940.
  (F) [X] Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to the provisions
          of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or Endowment
          Fund; see 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F).
  (G) Parent Holding Company, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b) (1)(ii)(G);
      see Item 7.
  (H) Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H).

 ITEM 4.  OWNERSHIP:

  (a) Amount beneficially owned:  698,500 shares
  (b) Percent of class:  3.25%
  (c) Number of shares as to which such person has:

      (i)   Sole Power to vote or to direct the vote: 698,500 shares
      (ii)  Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:  None
      (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 698,500
            shares
      (iv)  Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:  None

 ITEM 5.  OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS:

           If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as  of the
date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more
than five percent of the class of securities, check the following. [X]
 ]

 ITEM 6.  OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF
          ANOTHER PERSON:

          Not applicable.

 ITEM 7.  IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH
          ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT
          HOLDING COMPANY:

          Not applicable.

 ITEM 8.  IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP:

          Not applicable.




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 ITEM 9.  NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP:

          Not applicable.

 ITEM 10. CERTIFICATION:

          By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
          belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the
          ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of
          and do not have the effect of changing or influencing the control of
          the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in connection
          with or as a participant in any transaction having such purposes or
          effect.



                                   SIGNATURE

           After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief,
I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete
and correct.


                                                 February 12, 2001
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                                                     (Date)


                                            MEMORIAL DRIVE TRUST


                                             By:  /s/ R. Schorr Berman
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                                             R. Schorr Berman
                                             Administrator and
                                             Chief Executive Officer