USS Salute (AM-470)

History
United States
Name	USS Salute
Builder	Luders Marine Construction Co., Stamford, Connecticut
Laid down	17 March 1953
Launched	14 August 1954, as AM-470
Commissioned	4 May 1955
Decommissioned	15 May 1970
Reclassified	MSO-470 (Ocean Minesweeper), 7 February 1955
Stricken	1 February 1971
Fate	Sold for scrapping, August 1971
General characteristics
Class & type	Aggressive-class minesweeper
Displacement	630 long tons (640 t) light; 755 long tons (767 t) full load;
Length	172 ft (52 m)
Beam	35 ft (11 m)
Draft	12 ft (4 m)
Propulsion	4 × Packard ID1700 diesel engines; 2 × shafts; 2 × controllable pitch propellers;
Speed	14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement	8 officers, 70 enlisted
Armament	1 × single 40 mm gun mount (later replaced by 1 × twin 20 mm gun mount); 2 × .50 cal (12.7 mm) twin Browning M2 machine guns;

USS Salute (MSO-470) 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.

Salute was laid down on 17 March 1953 by the Luders Marine Construction Co., Stamford, Connecticut; launched on 14 August 1954; sponsored by Mrs. Frederick A. Edwards; reclassified MSO-470 on 7 February 1955; and commissioned on 4 May 1955.

History

United States
Name	USS Salute
Builder	Luders Marine Construction Co., Stamford, Connecticut
Laid down	17 March 1953
Launched	14 August 1954, as AM-470
Commissioned	4 May 1955
Decommissioned	15 May 1970
Reclassified	MSO-470 (Ocean Minesweeper), 7 February 1955
Stricken	1 February 1971
Fate	Sold for scrapping, August 1971
General characteristics
Class & type	Aggressive-class minesweeper
Displacement	630 long tons (640 t) light 755 long tons (767 t) full load
Length	172 ft (52 m)
Beam	35 ft (11 m)
Draft	12 ft (4 m)
Propulsion	4 × Packard ID1700 diesel engines 2 × shafts 2 × controllable pitch propellers
Speed	14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement	8 officers, 70 enlisted
Armament	1 × single 40 mm gun mount (later replaced by 1 × twin 20 mm gun mount) 2 × .50 cal (12.7 mm) twin Browning M2 machine guns