USS ADROIT MSO-509

(MSO-509)

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Ship's History

USS ADROIT makes a visit to Wilmington, NC - 1982. - Photo provided by Al Hines

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The USS ADROIT (MSO 509) was built on 18 November 1954 at Boothbay Harbor, Maine, by Frank L. Sample, Jr.,INC. She was launched on 20 August 1955, and was sponsored by Mrs.Alice G. Olsen, wife of Captain Eliot Olsen. The ADROIT was commissioned on 04 March 1957. LCDR J.G. NEMETZ assumed command of this fine ship.

Significant Dates

(34.9 years of service)

Naval Mine Defense Laboratory
Naval Coastal Systems Laboratory
(Panama City, Florida)
Naval Ordnance Laboratory Test Facility
(Fort Lauderdale, Florida)
Mine Warfare School
(Charleston, South Carolina)

The Multinational Coalition Mine Countermeasure Force found approximately 1300 Iraqi-laid mines in the Gulf.

** This great wooden ship was decommissioned on 12 December 1991 **

She was disposed of by the Navy
15 April 1994

Generations of Shared Heritage

Wooden Ships and Iron Men: The U.S. Navy's Coastal and Motor Minesweepers
1941-1953
Wooden Ships and Iron Men: The U.S. Navy's Ocean Minesweepers
1953-1994

by

David Bruhn

Wooden Ships and Iron Men

If you know the difference between an otter and a pig, what it means to stream a Double-O, and served aboard a U.S. Navy vessel that set Condition Mike, then you'll want to read Dave Bruhn's gripping books about minesweepers in war and peace. Written by one of our own, they tell the unique story of our warfare community as it has never before been told, highlighting the dangers we experienced in the course of our service to the nation and validating our existence as a breed of sailor apart from all the rest.

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