USS Valor (AM-472)
USS Valor (AM-472) was an Aggressive-class minesweeper built for the United States Navy in 1952. She was the second U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name.
Valor was laid down on 28 April 1952 at Manitowoc, Wisconsin by the Burger Boat Company; launched on 13 May 1953; sponsored by Mrs. Walter J. Kohler; towed through the Great Lakes and down the St. Lawrence River to Boston, Massachusetts; and commissioned at Boston on 29 July 1954 with Lieutenant Charles R. Davis in command.
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