USS Assurance (MSO-521)
USS Assurance (AM-521/MSO-521) was an Ability-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.
The first ship to be named Assurance by the Navy, MSO-521 was laid down on 28 January 1957 at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin, by Peterson Builders, Inc.; launched on 31 August 1957; sponsored by Mrs. Vernon W. Thomson; and commissioned at Boston, Massachusetts, on 21 November 1958, Lt. Comdr. Frank L. Crump, Jr., in command.
Read more about USS Assurance (MSO-521): East Coast Operations, First Mediterranean Cruise, Another Tour of Duty in The Mediterranean, Participating in NATO North Atlantic Operations, 1966 Tender Availability and Mediterranean Operations, 1969 Mediterranean Operations, 1971 Deactivation Cancelled, Reactivation Started, Supporting Apollo XVII, Redesignated Miscellaneous Auxiliary AG-521, 1974 Mediterranean Sixth Fleet Exercises, 1975 Caribbean Operations, 1977 Final Operations, Decommissioning
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