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AM / MSO-469 Sagacity


Aggressive Class Minesweeper: Laid down, 6 October 1952 at Luders Marine Construction Co., Stamford, Conn; Launched, 26 February 1954; Commissioned USS Sagacity (AM-469), 20 January 1955; Redesignated MSO-469, 7 February 1955; Decommissioned and struck from the Naval Register, 1 October 1970; Sold for scrapping in 1971 to Steve B. Clemens, Miami, Fla., for $7,890.

Specifications: Displacement 630 t.(lt), 755 t.(fl); Length 172'; Beam 35'; Draft 10'; Speed 14 kts; Complement 6 Officers, 74 Enlisted; Armament as built, one single 40mm gun mount, two .50 cal. machine guns; Final configuration, bow gun replaced by one twin 20mm gun mount, two .50 cal. machine guns remain; Propulsion, four Packard ID1700 diesel engines, two shafts, two controllable pitch propellers.
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Sagacity 11k - Dick Lewis
102 Minesweepers Web Site
Sagacity 42k Approaching USS Walworth County (LST 1164) for underway replenishment. USS Walworth County (LST 1164) Web Site
Sagacity 45k Highlining with USS Walworth County (LST 1164). USS Walworth County (LST 1164) Web Site
Sagacity 52k Taking on fresh water from USS Walworth County (LST 1164). USS Walworth County (LST 1164) Web Site

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Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
Fleet Reserve Association

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
102 Minesweepers (MSO) Oceangoing Minesweepers
Naval Minewarfare Association
Association of Minemen

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