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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Ability |
| Builder | Peterson Builders |
| Laid down | 5 March 1956 |
| Launched | 29 December 1956 |
| Commissioned | 4 August 1958 |
| Decommissioned | June 1970 |
| Stricken | 1 February 1971 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Ability-class minesweeper |
| Displacement | 934 long tons (949 t) |
| Length | 190 ft (58 m) |
| Beam | 36 ft (11 m) |
| Draft | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
| Speed | 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph) |
| Complement | 83 officers and enlisted |
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The second USS Ability (MSO-519) was an Ability-class minesweeper in the service of the United States Navy.
She was laid down on 5 March 1956 at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin by Peterson Builders, launched on 29 December 1956, sponsored by Mrs. Henry P. Williams, and commissioned on 4 August 1958 with Lt. Comdr. W. L. Hough in command.