Agile-class minesweeper
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Further information: Aggressive-class minesweeper
The Agile-class minesweepers are a class of US-built ocean-going minesweepers. 58 ships were built for the United States Navy, 35 ships were built for the allied NATO navies of Belgium, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway and Portugal. 13 ships were later transferred to Belgium, Spain, Taiwan, the Philippines and Uruguay.
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USS Inflict (MSO-456) | |
Class overview | |
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Succeeded by | Acme class |
Subclasses | ships built for FMS |
Cost | US$9 million (1955)[1] per unit |
Built | 1951-1957 |
In service | 1953 - present |
Completed | 93 |
Cancelled | 1 |
Active | 4 |
Preserved | 2 |
General characteristics | |
Displacement | 853 tons (full load) |
Length | 172 ft (52 m) |
Beam | 35 ft (11 m) |
Draft | 10 ft (3.0 m) |
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Speed | 14 knots (26 km/h) |
Complement | 7 officers, 70 enlisted |
Sensors and processing systems | AN/UQS-1 mine hunting sonar |
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There is some confusion on how to name this class.[2] The class is often described as the Aggressive-class, as USS Aggressive (MSO-422) was the first ship to be commissioned. Sometimes four ships are a Dash-class subclass, although all ships are of the same design.[3]