USS ''Detector'' (AM-429/MSO-429) was an built for the
United States Navy.
The second ship to be named ''Detector'' by the Navy, ''AM-429'' was launched 5 December 1952 by
Astoria Marine Construction Company
Astoria Marine Construction (AMCCO) was founded as Astoria Shipbuilding by Joe Dyer is 1929 in Jeffers Gardens of Astoria, Oregon. Joe Dyer's father was a pioneer of early Astoria and operated a family sawmill. Joe Dyer started by building woode ...
,
Astoria, Oregon
Astoria is a port city and the seat of Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. Founded in 1811, Astoria is the oldest city in the state and was the first permanent American settlement west of the Rocky Mountains. The county is the northwest corne ...
; sponsored by Mrs. W. Norblad; and commissioned 26 January 1954. She was reclassified ''MSO-429'', 7 February 1955.
East Coast operations
''Detector'' sailed from
San Diego, California, 18 October 1954 to join
Mine Force, Atlantic Fleet, and arrived at
Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston is the largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina, the county seat of Charleston County, and the principal city in the Charleston–North Charleston metropolitan area. The city lies just south of the geographical midpoint o ...
, 8 November. Along with her operations in the local area and off
Florida on mine exercises, she served tours of duty with the
U.S. 6th Fleet in the
Mediterranean in 1956, 1957, and 1959. She cruised to northern Europe between 12 May and 30 September 1958 and through 1962 took part in training and amphibious exercises.
Final status
''Detector'' was decommissioned on 1 October 1982 and struck from the
Naval Vessel Register on 1 December 1983. She was scrapped in 1984.
References
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External links
NavSource Online: Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive - Detector (MSO-429) - ex-AM-429
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Agile-class minesweepers
Vietnam War ships
Ships built in Astoria, Oregon
1952 ships
Cold War minesweepers of the United States