USS Alacrity
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USS Alacrity (MSO-520/AG-520) was an Ability-class minesweeper acquired by the United States Navy for the task of removing mines that had been placed in the water to prevent the safe passage of ships. In 1973, Alacrity was converted from a minesweeper to anti-submarine warfare ship equipped with the SQR-15 passive towed array, the best long-range passive sonar detection capability in the Navy at that time. Her task was to detect and locate the submarines of cold war adversaries..
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1956-03-05T00:00:00Z
1956-03-05T00:00:00Z
keel laying
1957-06-08T00:00:00Z
1957-06-08T00:00:00Z
ship launching
1958-10-01T00:00:00Z
1958-10-01T00:00:00Z
ship commissioning
1977-09-30T00:00:00Z
1977-09-30T00:00:00Z
ship decommissioning
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USS Alacrity (MSO-520) in Corith Canal c1961
USS Alacrity (MSO-520) underway in 1959| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| commons | image | USS Alacrity (MSO-520) in Corith Canal c1961 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | USS Alacrity (MSO-520) underway in 1959 | Commons | ||
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