USS Sagacity (MSO-469)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Sagacity.
USS Sagacity (AM-469/MSO-469) was an Agile-class minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy for the task of removing mines that had been placed in the water to prevent the safe passage of ships.
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Name | USS Sagacity (MSO-469) |
Laid down | 6 October 1952 |
Launched | 20 February 1954 |
Commissioned | 20 January 1955 |
Decommissioned | 1 October 1970 |
Stricken | 1 October 1970 |
Homeport | Charleston, South Carolina |
Fate | Sold for scrapping, 1971 |
General characteristics | |
Displacement | 775 tons (full load) |
Length | 172 ft (52 m) |
Beam | 36 ft (11 m) |
Draught | 10 ft (3.0 m) |
Speed | 15 knots |
Complement | 74 |
Armament | one 40 mm mount |
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Sagacity (AM-469) was laid down on 6 October 1952 by the Luders Marine Construction Co., Stamford, Connecticut; launched on 20 February 1954; sponsored by Mrs. Loretta B. McCue; and commissioned on 20 January 1955.