USS Guide (AM-447)
| Career (US) | |
|---|---|
| Laid down: | 20 February 1953 |
| Launched: | 17 April 1954 |
| Commissioned: | 15 March 1955 |
| Decommissioned: | 9 July 1972 |
| Struck: | 9 July 1972 |
| Homeport: | Long Beach, California |
| Fate: | fate unknown |
| General characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 620 tons |
| Length: | 172 ft (52 m) |
| Beam: | 36 ft (11 m) |
| Draught: | 10 ft (3.0 m) |
| Speed: | 16 knots |
| Complement: | 74 |
| Armament: | twin 20mm cannons, one .50 cal machine gun, twin .30 cal machine guns |
USS Guide (AM-447/MSO-447) 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.
The second ship to be named Guide by the Navy, AM-447 was launched 17 April 1954 by the Seattle Shipbuilding & Drydocking Corp., Seattle, Washington; sponsored by Miss Ann L. Larson; and commissioned 15 March 1955, Lt. John E. Lowell in command. Her hull classification changed from AM-447 to MSO-447 on 7 February 1955.
Read more about USS Guide (AM-447): West Coast Operations, Continued Far East Operations, Supporting Vietnam Crisis Operations, Joint Naval Exercises in The Philippines, Final Status
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