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MSO-445 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUG | 1952 | - | Keel Date: 26 AUG 1952 at J. M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp. Tacoma Washington | ||
| JUN | 1953 | - | Launch Date: 26 JUN 1953 | ||
| JAN | 1955 | - | Commissioned: 4 JAN 1955 | ||
| JAN | 1962 | - | MAY | 1965 | West Pac |
| JAN | 1962 | - | Shellback Initiation - 14 JAN 1962 - Pacific Ocean | ||
| MAY | 1965 | - | DEC | 1967 | West Pac-Indian Ocean |
| AUG | 1966 | - | SEP | 1967 | westpac |
| FEB | 1967 | - | MAR | 1967 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| MAR | 1968 | - | NOV | 1968 | westpac |
| JAN | 1972 | - | APR | 1973 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
| JAN | 1973 | - | APR | 1973 | Minesweeping in Haiphong Harbor and Red China |
| JAN | 1973 | - | APR | 1973 | West Pac |
| APR | 1973 | - | APR | 1973 | Sank off Guam |
| APR | 1973 | - | APR | 1973 | Shipwreck & Sinking |
MSO-445 General Specifications
Class: Aggressive-class minesweeper
Complement: 74 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 620 tons
Length: 172 feet
Beam: 35 feet
Draft: 10 feet
Final Disposition: Lost by fire off Guam 24 April 1973
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