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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | USS Dash |
| Builder | Astoria Marine Construction, Astoria, Oregon |
| Laid down | 2 July 1951 |
| Launched | 20 September 1952 |
| Commissioned | 14 August 1953 |
| Decommissioned | 2 October 1982 |
| Reclassified | MSO-428, 7 February 1955 |
| Homeport | Little Creek, VA |
| Motto | Follow Me |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, 26 January 1984 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Agile-class minesweeper |
| Displacement | 620 long tons (630 t) |
| Length | 172 ft (52 m) |
| Beam | 36 ft (11 m) |
| Draft | 10 ft (3.0 m) |
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| Speed | 12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph) |
| Complement | 74 |
| Armament | 1 × 40 mm gun |
USS Dash (AM-428) was an Agile-class minesweeper of the United States Navy. Laid down on 2 July 1951 by the Astoria Marine Construction Co., Astoria, Oregon and launched on 20 September 1952 by Astoria Marine Construction Company, the ship was commissioned on 14 August 1953, and reclassified as an Ocean Minesweeper, MSO-428, 7 February 1955.