USS Implicit (AM-455)

USS Implicit (AM-455)

USS Implicit (AM-455/MSO-455) 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.

Implicit (AM-455) was launched by Wilmington Boat Works, Wilmington, California 1 August 1953; sponsored by Mrs. Landon Horton, and commissioned 10 March 1954 Lt. Comdr. A. G. Filiatrault in command.

Read more about USS Implicit (AM-455):  West Coast Deployment, Second Far East Cruise, Participating in Joint U.S.-Canadian Exercises, Supporting Vietnam Operations, Joint Exercises With The Taiwanese Navy, Supporting Operation Market Time, Decommissioning

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    The true colour of life is the colour of the body, the colour of the covered red, the implicit and not explicit red of the living heart and the pulses. It is the modest colour of the unpublished blood.
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