USS Conquest (AM-488)

History
United States
NameUSS Conquest (MSO-488)
BuilderJ. M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp., Tacoma, Washington
Laid down26 March 1953
Launched20 May 1954
Commissioned8 July 1955
Decommissioned29 June 1994
ReclassifiedMSO-488, 7 February 1955
Stricken29 June 1994
FateSold to Taiwan, 1 March 1995
History
Taiwan
NameROCS Yung Tzu (MSO-1307)
Acquired1 March 1995
Cost$742,779
Commissioned1 Mar 1995
Decommissioned1 Sep 2020
General characteristics
Class & typeAggressive-class minesweeper
Displacement775 long tons (787 t) full load
Length172 ft (52 m)
Beam35 ft (11 m)
Draft12 ft (3.7 m)
Propulsion
Speed14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement8 officers, 70 enlisted
Armament
  • As built :
  • 1 × single 40 mm gun mount
  • 2 × .50 cal (12.7 mm) twin machine guns
  • Final configuarion :
  • 1 × twin 20 mm gun mount
  • 2 × .50 cal (12.7 mm) twin machine guns

USS Conquest (MSO-488) was an Agile-class minesweeper in the United States Navy.

Conquest was laid down by the J.M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp. of Tacoma, Washington on 26 March 1953 as AM-488, launched on 20 March 1954 by Mrs. C. D. Henderson. She was reclassified MSO-488 on 7 February 1955, and commissioned on 8 July 1955.

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