DIRECT MSO 430

Ship Name and Designation History

This section lists the names and designations that the ship had during its lifetime. The list is in chronological order.

Dash Class Minesweeper Keel Laid February 2 1952 - Launched May 27 1953 USS DIRECT AM-430 Commissioned July 9 1954 USS DIRECT MSO-430 Reclassified Ocean Minesweeper (MSO) February 7 1955 Decommissioned October 2 1982 Struck from Naval Register October 1 1982 Sold January 26 1984 to Wayne Hobbs, Huntington, CA for scrap

Naval Covers

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Postmarks

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Postmark Type --- Killer Bar Text	Date From to Date To	Thumbnail Link To Close-Up Image	Thumbnail Link To Full Cover Image

 

Locy Type 2t(nu) USS CASA GRANDE LSD-13

1964-03-20

Greetings USS DIRECT

 

Locy Type 2t(n+u) USS WILLIAM V. PRATT DDG-40

1982-10-01 to 1982-10-01

No Image

Decommissioning
Stephen Decatur Chapter No. 4, USCS

 

Other Information

NAMESAKE - Straightforward; immediate

 

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