USS Agile (MSO-421)
USS Agile (AM-421/MSO-421) was an Agile-class minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing. Agile was laid down on 22 February 1954 at Stamford, Connecticut, by the Luders Marine Construction Co. as AM-421; redesignated MSO-421 on 7 February 1955; launched on 19 November 1955; sponsored by Mrs. Alice Donohue; and commissioned at the New York Naval Shipyard on 21 June 1956, Lt. Herbert D. Mills, Jr., in command.
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USS Agile (MSO-421)
USS Agile (AM-421/MSO-421) was an Agile-class minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing. Agile was laid down on 22 February 1954 at Stamford, Connecticut, by the Luders Marine Construction Co. as AM-421; redesignated MSO-421 on 7 February 1955; launched on 19 November 1955; sponsored by Mrs. Alice Donohue; and commissioned at the New York Naval Shipyard on 21 June 1956, Lt. Herbert D. Mills, Jr., in command.
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commissioning date
1956-06-21
decommissioning date
1972-07-28
laying down
1954-02-22
length (μ)
5.24256e+1
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ship launched
1955-11-19
status
sold in 1980 for scrapping
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13,269,739
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702,391,276
Ship armament
one 40mm gun mount., two 60-cal. machine guns
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Ship struck
September 1977
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USS Agile (AM-421/MSO-421) was ...... ert D. Mills, Jr., in command.
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USS Agile (MSO-421)
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