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U.S.S. EXCEL
(MSO-439)Click to view crew list
USS EXCEL (MSO-439) - an Aggressive class minesweeper
In Commission 1955 to 1992MSO-439 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a MSO-439 Shellback Initiation | Add a MSO-439 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FEB | 1953 | - | Keel Date: 9 FEB 1953 at Higgins Corp. New Orleans Louisiana | ||
| SEP | 1953 | - | Launch Date: 25 SEP 1953 | ||
| FEB | 1955 | - | Commissioned: 24 FEB 1955 | ||
| MAR | 1963 | - | APR | 1964 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| JAN | 1965 | - | JAN | 1966 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| JAN | 1967 | - | NOV | 1967 | West Pac |
| SEP | 1969 | - | JUN | 1970 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| APR | 1971 | - | JUL | 1971 | West Pac |
| APR | 1971 | - | AUG | 1971 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| MAY | 1984 | - | AUG | 1984 | RIMPAC |
| MAY | 1984 | - | AUG | 1984 | RIMPAC |
| JUL | 1984 | - | JUL | 1984 | Domain of the Golden Dragon |
| SEP | 1992 | - | Decommissioned: 30 SEP 1992 | ||
MSO-439 General Specifications
Class: Aggressive class minesweeper
Complement: 74 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 775 tons
Length: 172 feet
Beam: 36 feet
Draft: 10 feet
Final Disposition: Sold for scrap 2000
USS EXCEL (MSO-439)
The second Excel (AM-439) was launched 25 September 1953 by Higgins Corp. New Orleans La. sponsored by Mrs. T. G. W. Settle wife of the Commandant 8th Naval District reclassified MSO-439 on 7 February 1955; and commissioned 24 February 1955 Lieutenant R. G. Sipe in command.
Excel arrived at Long Beach
her home port
4 June 1955
and began operating along the west coast in training and exercises. In 1956 and again in 1959
she served in the Far East with the 7th Fleet
visiting Japan
the Philippines
Hong Kong
Korea
and Taiwan and exercising with ships of friendly navies. Through 1960 she continued to sail
out of Long Beach for operations and cruises along the west coast.
[Note: The above USS EXCEL (MSO-439) history may or may not contain text provided by crew members of the USS EXCEL (MSO-439) or by other non-crew members and text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships]
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