Final Services To The Fleet
The 1964 Mediterranean cruise proved to be the last of her career. During the remainder of her active service, some seven years and six months, Agile served in waters near North America. She deployed to the West Indies and to the Gulf of Mexico several times but, otherwise, conducted local operations out of Charleston. At various times, the minesweeper served as a school ship for the Mine Warfare School and as a test platform for both the Mine Defense Laboratory at Panama City, Florida, and the Naval Ordnance Facility at Fort Lauderdale, Florida. In between those special assignments, the warship engaged in independent ship's exercises and type training.
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