USS Bold (AM-424)
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For other ships with the same name, see USS Bold.
USS Bold (MSO-424) was an Agile-class minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy for the task of clearing mines that had been placed in the water to prevent the safe passage of ships.
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United States | |
Builder | Norfolk Naval Shipyard |
Laid down | 12 December 1951 |
Launched | 14 March 1953 |
Acquired | 5 October 1953 |
Commissioned | 25 September 1953 |
Decommissioned | 2 July 1971 |
Reclassified | MSO-424, 7 February 1955 |
Stricken | 28 February 1975 |
Fate | Sold, June 1981 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Agile-class minesweeper |
Displacement | 775 tons |
Length | 172 ft (52.43 m) |
Beam | 36 ft (10.97 m) |
Draught | 10 ft (3.05 m) |
Propulsion | Four Packard ID1700 diesel engines, two shafts, two controllable pitch propellers |
Speed | 14 knots |
Complement | 70 |
Armament | 1 40 mm., 2 .50 cal (12.7 mm) mg |
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Bold was laid down on 12 December 1951 by the Norfolk Naval Shipyard; launched on 14 March 1953; sponsored by Mrs. Porter Hardy, Jr.; and commissioned on 25 September 1953.