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U.S.S. PIVOT

(MSO-463)


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USS PIVOT (MSO-463) - an Aggressive-class minesweeper

In Commission 1954 to 1971

MSO-463 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
MAR1952-Keel Date: 31 MAR 1952
JAN1954-Launch Date: 9 JAN 1954
JUL1954-Commissioned: 12 JUL 1954
JAN1964-JAN1966West Pac-Viet Nam
MAR1970-OCT1970West Pac
JUL1970-Shellback Initiation - 17 JUL 1970 - Pacific Ocean
JUL1970- Shellback Initiation - 16 JUL 1970 - Pacific Ocean
JUL1971-Decommissioned: 1 JUL 1971

MSO-463 General Specifications

Class: Aggressive-class minesweeper

Complement: 65 Officers and Enlisted

Displacement: 775 tons

Length: 172 feet

Beam: 36 feet

Draft: 10 feet

Final Disposition: Sold to Spain 1 August 1974



USS PIVOT (MSO-463)



The second Pivot (AM-463) was laid down 31 March 1952 by Wilmington Boat Works, Wilmington, Calif.; launched 9 January 1954; sponsored by Mrs. Minor C. Heinl; and commissioned 12 July 1954, Lt. Robert M. Collins in command. Following shakedown in the Long Beach-San Diego area, Pivot became flagship of Mine Division 93 at its establishment 6 December. On 8 January 1955, she participated in operation Rainbow to begin her career in the Pacific Fleet and the following month was redesignated MSO-463. She operated along the West Coast until departing Long Beach 2 June 1958 for the Far East for service with the 7th Fleet. During this deployment she attempted to assist Prestige aground at Naruto Kaikyo, Japan; but ran aground herself during the daring operation in dangerous waters. Pivot managed to break free but Prestige was lost. Returning to Long Beach 7 January 1959, the non-magnetic ocean minesweeper resumed operations along the West Coast establishing a pattern of alternating service off the Pacific seaboard with WestPac deployments in 1960, 1962, 1964, 1966 and 1968. During the 1962 deployment, she received the Battle Efficiency E.

Her last three deployments took Pivot to Viet Nam for Market Time operations, inspecting junks and other craft to stem the flow of Communist war material from the north into South Viet Nam. Her light draft, and her crew's high standard of seamanship suited the minesweep ideally for this important service in support of freedom.

Pivot returned to Long Beach from her last 7th Fleet deployment 10 May 1969 and operated on the West coast into 1970.

[Note: The above USS PIVOT (MSO-463) history may, or may not, contain text provided by crew members of the USS PIVOT (MSO-463), or by other non-crew members, and text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]