USS Dash (AM-428)

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, the ship was commissioned on 14 August 1953, and reclassified as an Ocean Minesweeper, MSO-428, 7 February 1955.

For other ships with the same name, see USS Dash.
History
Name: USS Dash
Builder: Astoria Marine Construction Co., Astoria, Oregon
Laid down: 2 July 1951
Launched: 20 September 1952
Commissioned: 14 August 1953
Decommissioned: 2 October 1982
Reclassified: MSO-428, 7 February 1955
Homeport: Litlle Creek, VA
Motto: Follow Me
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 (3.0 m)
Propulsion:
Speed: 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement: 74
Armament: 1 × 40 mm gun

North Atlantic operations

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.

Decommissioning

Dash was decommissioned on 2 October 1982, and sold for scrap on 26 January 1984 to Wayne Hobbs of Huntington, California, for $22,229.

References
  • Photo gallery of USS Dash (AM-428/MSO-428) at NavSource Naval History


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