USS ''Dash'' (AM-428) was an of the
United States Navy
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. Laid down on 2 July 1951 by the Astoria Marine Construction Co.,
Astoria, Oregon and launched on 20 September 1952 by
Astoria Marine Construction Company, the ship was commissioned on 14 August 1953, and reclassified as an Ocean Minesweeper, MSO-428, 7 February 1955.
North Atlantic operations
Sailing from
San Diego, California
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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.
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Agile-class minesweepers
Ships built in Astoria, Oregon
1952 ships
Cold War minesweepers of the United States