USS Advance (MSO-510)
USS Advance (AM-510/MSO-510) was an Acme-class minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy for the task of removing mines that had been placed in the water to prevent the safe passage of ships. The sixth ship to be named Advance by the Navy, MSO-510 was laid down on 28 June 1955 at Boothbay Harbor, Maine, by Frank L. Sample, Jr., Inc.; launched on 12 July 1956; sponsored by Mrs. Allen H. Sturges; and commissioned on 16 June 1958, Lt. Coleman T. Brown in command.
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USS Advance (MSO-510)
USS Advance (AM-510/MSO-510) was an Acme-class minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy for the task of removing mines that had been placed in the water to prevent the safe passage of ships. The sixth ship to be named Advance by the Navy, MSO-510 was laid down on 28 June 1955 at Boothbay Harbor, Maine, by Frank L. Sample, Jr., Inc.; launched on 12 July 1956; sponsored by Mrs. Allen H. Sturges; and commissioned on 16 June 1958, Lt. Coleman T. Brown in command.
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commissioning date
1958-06-16
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laying down
1955-06-28
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5.27304e+1
ship beam (μ)
1.09728e+1
ship launched
1956-07-12
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Sold for scrap 6 January 1977 to Oskco Edwards of Capistrano Beach, CA for $40,010
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one 40 mm gun mount, two .50-cal. machine guns
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Ship decommissioned
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Ship power
Four 570shp Packard diesel engines, two shafts, two controllable pitch propellers
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Ship struck
1976-05-15
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