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U.S.S. DASH
(MSO-428)FOLLOW ME
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USS DASH (MSO-428) - an Agile-class minesweeper
In Commission 1953 to 1982MSO-428 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a MSO-428 Shellback Initiation | Add a MSO-428 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JUL | 1951 | - | Keel Date: 2 JUL 1951 at Astoria Marine Construction Co. Astoria Oregon | ||
| SEP | 1952 | - | Launch Date: 20 SEP 1952 | ||
| AUG | 1953 | - | Commissioned: 14 AUG 1953 | ||
| SEP | 1962 | - | FEB | 1963 | Mediterranean |
| JAN | 1969 | - | DEC | 1969 | North Atlantic-Med-Indian Ocean |
| JUN | 1970 | - | DEC | 1970 | North Atlantic-Med-Indian Ocean |
| NOV | 1970 | - | Shellback Initiation - 25 NOV 1970 - Atlantic Ocean | ||
| OCT | 1982 | - | Decommissioned: 2 OCT 1982 | ||
MSO-428 General Specifications
Class: Agile-class minesweeper
Complement: 74 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 620 tons
Length: 172 feet
Beam: 36 feet
Draft: 10 feet
Final Disposition: Sold for scrap 26 January 1984
USS DASH (MSO-428)
The second Dash (AM-428) was launched 20 September
1952 by Astoria Marine Construction Co., Astoria, Oreg.; sponsored by Mrs. D.
McKay; and commissioned 14 August 1953, Lieutenant Commander R. Giamotti in
command. She was reclassified MSO-428, 7 February 1955.
Sailing from San Diego 12 June 1954 Dash arrived at Charleston, S.C., 6 July.
She sailed out of Charleston on local duty
and for refresher training at Key West, until 4 January 1956 when she got underway with her division for a tour of duty in the Mediterranean
with the 6th Fleet. She returned to
Charleston 11 June.
Dash served in the Mediterranean again between 1 May and
2 October 1957 and between 27 April and 27 August 1959. Through 1962, she
operated along the east coast and in the Caribbean in amphibious and mine
warfare exercises.
[Note: The above USS DASH (MSO-428) history may, or may not, contain text provided by crew members of the USS DASH (MSO-428), or by other non-crew members, and text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]