USS Detector (AM-429)

USS Detector (AM-429)

USS Detector (AM-429/MSO-429) was an Agile-class minesweeper built for the United States Navy.

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.