Sailing from San Diego, California on 12 June 1954 Dash arrived at Charleston, South Carolina on 6 July. She sailed out of Charleston on local duty and for refresher training at Key West, Florida, until 4 January 1956 when she got underway with her division for a tour of duty in the Mediterranean with the U.S. 6th Fleet. She returned to Charleston on 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.
Decommissioningedit
Dash was decommissioned on 2 October 1982, and sold for scrap on 26 January 1984 to Wayne Hobbs of Huntington, California, for $22,229.
Photo gallery of USS Dash (AM-428/MSO-428) at NavSource Naval History
May 02, 2024
dash, other, ships, with, same, name, dash, this, article, includes, list, references, related, reading, external, links, sources, remain, unclear, because, lacks, inline, citations, please, help, improve, this, article, introducing, more, precise, citations, . For other ships with the same name see USS Dash This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help improve this article by introducing more precise citations October 2019 Learn how and when to remove this message USS Dash AM 428 was an Agile class minesweeper of the United States Navy Laid down on 2 July 1951 by the Astoria Marine Construction Co Astoria Oregon and launched on 20 September 1952 by Astoria Marine Construction Company the ship was commissioned on 14 August 1953 and reclassified as an Ocean Minesweeper MSO 428 7 February 1955 History United States NameUSS Dash BuilderAstoria Marine Construction Astoria Oregon Laid down2 July 1951 Launched20 September 1952 Commissioned14 August 1953 Decommissioned2 October 1982 ReclassifiedMSO 428 7 February 1955 HomeportLittle Creek VA MottoFollow Me FateSold for scrap 26 January 1984 General characteristics Class and typeAgile class minesweeper Displacement620 long tons 630 t Length172 ft 52 m Beam36 ft 11 m Draft10 ft 3 0 m Propulsion2 General Motors8278A diesel engines 2 shafts 2 controllable pitch propellers Speed12 knots 22 km h 14 mph Complement74 Armament1 40 mm gun Contents 1 North Atlantic operations 2 Decommissioning 3 References 4 External linksNorth Atlantic operations editSailing from San Diego California on 12 June 1954 Dash arrived at Charleston South Carolina on 6 July She sailed out of Charleston on local duty and for refresher training at Key West Florida until 4 January 1956 when she got underway with her division for a tour of duty in the Mediterranean with the U S 6th Fleet She returned to Charleston on 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 Decommissioning editDash was decommissioned on 2 October 1982 and sold for scrap on 26 January 1984 to Wayne Hobbs of Huntington California for 22 229 References editThis article incorporates text from the public domainDictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships The entry can be found here External links editPhoto gallery of USS Dash AM 428 MSO 428 at NavSource Naval History Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title USS Dash AM 428 amp oldid 1174029352, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
