USS Lucid
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USS Lucid (AM-458/MSO-458) is an Aggressive-class minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy for the task of removing naval mines that had been placed in the water to prevent the safe passage of ships. She was launched soon after the Korean War, sailed on five Western Pacific (Westpac) cruises and served four tours in Vietnam during the Vietnam War. Lucid was decommissioned at the end of 1970 and placed in mothballs after only 15 years of service, as the Vietnam War was winding down and there was no longer a need for a large fleet of minesweepers. She was purchased by civilians and served as a houseboat for ten years, before being sold again in 1986 and used as a warehouse by a scrap metal dealer on Bradford Island, in the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta. The scrap metal dealer was murdered in 2004 over a property dispute, and in 2005, Lucid was acquired by a foundation seeking to save a ship of its class. In 2011, the ship was moved to the Stockton Maritime Museum to be restored for use as a museum ship. Lucid is the last Aggressive-class minesweeper afloat in the United States.
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USS Lucid (MSO-458) underway, in the 1950s (NH 51462)
USS Lucid (MSO-458) entering USS Windsor (ARD-22) at Subic Bay, Philippines, circa in 1968USS Lucid (MSO-458) entering USS Windsor (ARD-22) at Subic Bay, Philippines, circa in 1968USS Lucid (MSO-458) underway, in the 1950s (NH 51462)
USS Lucid (MSO-458), USS Fearless (MSO-442) and USS Exultant (MSO-441) fitting out at Higgins Shipyards 1954USS Lucid (MSO-458), USS Fearless (MSO-442) and USS Exultant (MSO-441) fitting out at Higgins Shipyards 1954
USS Lucid (MSO-458) underway in the Pacific Ocean in February 1970USS Lucid (MSO-458) underway in the Pacific Ocean in February 1970| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| site | museum | USS Lucid | preserved watercraft, military museum, museum ship, minesweeper, United States Navy | Wikidata | |
| commons | image | USS Lucid (MSO-458) underway, in the 1950s (NH 51462) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | USS Lucid (MSO-458) entering USS Windsor (ARD-22) at Subic Bay, Philippines, circa in 1968 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | USS Lucid (MSO-458) entering USS Windsor (ARD-22) at Subic Bay, Philippines, circa in 1968 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | USS Lucid (MSO-458) underway, in the 1950s (NH 51462) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | USS Lucid (MSO-458), USS Fearless (MSO-442) and USS Exultant (MSO-441) fitting out at Higgins Shipyards 1954 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | USS Lucid (MSO-458), USS Fearless (MSO-442) and USS Exultant (MSO-441) fitting out at Higgins Shipyards 1954 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | USS Lucid (MSO-458) underway in the Pacific Ocean in February 1970 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | USS Lucid (MSO-458) underway in the Pacific Ocean in February 1970 | Commons | ||
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