USS Sagacity (MSO-469)
USS Sagacity (AM-469/MSO-469) was an Aggressive-class minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy for the task of removing mines that had been placed in the water to prevent the safe passage of ships.
Sagacity (AM-469) was laid down on 6 October 1952 by the Luders Marine Construction Co., Stamford, Connecticut; launched on 20 February 1954; sponsored by Mrs. Loretta B. McCue; and commissioned on 20 January 1955, Lt. H. M. Berry in command.
Read more about USS Sagacity (MSO-469): Sagacity’s First Med Cruise, Assigned Various Duties, Her Last 6th Fleet Tour of Duty, Grounding in Charleston Harbor, Inactivation and Decommissioning
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—Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl Chesterfield (1694–1773)