USSDirect(AM-430)
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USSDirect |
| Builder | Hiltebrant Dry Dock Co.,Kingston, New York |
| Laid down | 2 February 1952 |
| Launched | 27 May 1953 |
| Commissioned | 9 July 1954 |
| Decommissioned | 2 October 1982 |
| Reclassified | MSO-430, 7 February 1955 |
| Stricken | 1 October 1982 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, 26 January 1984 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Agile-class minesweeper |
| Displacement | 620 long tons (630 t) |
| Length | 172 ft (52 m) |
| Beam | 36 ft (11 m) |
| Draft | 10 ft (3 m) |
| Propulsion |
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| Speed | 10knots(19 km/h; 12 mph) |
| Complement | 74 |
| Armament | 1 ×40 mmgun |
USSDirect(AM-430/MSO-430)was anAgile-classminesweeperof theUnited States Navy.Laid down on 2 February 1952 at theHiltebrant Dry DockCo., ofKingston, New York,the ship was launched on 27 May 1953; commissioned on 9 July 1954 by Benjamin H. Dean; and reclassified as an Ocean Minesweeper, MSO-430, 7 February 1955.
North Atlantic operations
[edit]Based atCharleston, South Carolina,Directoperated on mine-sweeping exercises and training with other ships. She also provided services to the Fleet Sonar School atKey West,Naval Mine Defense Laboratory atPanama City, Florida,and Mine Warfare School atYorktown, Virginia.
From 1 May to 2 October 1957 she cruised to theMediterranean Seafor duty with theUnited States Sixth Fleet.On 14 April 1958 her home port was changed to Yorktown, Virginia, and on 15 January 1959 toLittle Creek, Virginia.Between 27 April and 27 August 1959 she served again in the Mediterranean, then served in amphibious exercises and other operations through 1962.
Decommissioning
[edit]Directwas decommissioned on 2 October 1982; struck from theNaval Vessel Registeron 1 October 1982; and sold for scrap on 26 January 1984 to Wayne Hobbs,Huntington, California,forUS$22,229(equivalent to $65,192 in 2023).
References
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This article incorporates text from thepublic domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.The entry can be foundhere.
External links
[edit]- Photo galleryof USSDirect(AM-430/MSO-430) at NavSource Naval History
