Laid down 1 October 1951 Decommissioned 2 October 1982 Fate scrapped, 1984 Launched 5 December 1952 Weight 630 tons Draft 3 m | Commissioned 26 January 1954 Struck 1 December 1983 Construction started 1 October 1951 Length 52 m Displacement 562,500 kg | |
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Homeport Charleston, South Carolina | ||
USS Detector (AM-429/MSO-429) was an Agile-class minesweeper built for the United States Navy.
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The second ship to be named Detector by the Navy, AM-429 was launched 5 December 1952 by Astoria Marine Construction Co., Astoria, Oregon; sponsored by Mrs. W. Norblad; and commissioned 26 January 1954, Lieutenant Commander J. E. Tingle in command. 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, 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.