USS ''Aggressive'' (MSO-422) (originally designated AM-422) was an . She is the only ship of the

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to be named ''Aggressive''. This was later regarded as a mistake by President

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who stated that the ships should only be employed for "Peace keeping". She was built by Luders Marine Construction Co. of Stamford, Connecticut, sponsored by Mrs. Stephen M. Archer, and commissioned at Brooklyn, New York, in the

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Service history

For most of 1954, ''Aggressive'' remained in the shipyard for alteration. In February 1955, her designation was changed to MSO-422. Her first deployment, immediately afterwards, had her take part in a mine warfare exercise off the south-east coast of the United States. She took part in the landing of American forces during the

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. The ship was home ported at Charleston for her whole naval career. She also provided services to the

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, Charleston;

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; Mine Evaluation Detachment,

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; and the

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. ''Aggressive'' also took part in several fleet exercises and operations along the Atlantic coast and in the Caribbean. On 1 October 1970, preparations to deactivate the ship were begun, and she was decommissioned on 2 July 1971. Her name was struck from the Navy list on 28 February 1975, and she was sold to R. E. Williams in May 1980.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Aggressive Agile-class minesweepers Ships built in Stamford, Connecticut 1952 ships