USS ''Endurance'' (AM-435/MSO-435) was an ''Agile''-class

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in service with the

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from 1954 to 1972. She was scrapped in 1974.

History

The second ship to be named ''Endurance'' by the Navy, ''AM-435'' was launched 8 August 1952 by J. M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp.,

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; sponsored by Miss Gerry A. Borovich; and commissioned 19 May 1954. She was reclassified ''MSO-435'' on 7 February 1955. On 21 April 1954, ''Endurance'' arrived at

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, her home port, and began training operations along the southern coast of

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. In July 1955 she made a good will cruise to

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, returning to local duty on exercises, drills, and operations with ships of other types. ''Endurance'' made her first cruise to the

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between August 1957 and February 1958, during which she exercised with ships of the

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and the navy of the

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. Her second tour of duty in the Far East, from January through July 1960, included minesweeping exercises at

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, and another period of assistance to the Chinese navy in developing their modern mine warfare techniques. Arriving at Long Beach on 19 July, the remainder of the year was given to operations and ship overhaul. On 13 June 1969, in Subic Bay, Philippines, USS ''Endurance'' was accidentally rammed by a Royal Navy submarine, HMS ''Rorqual'' (S02), resulting in minor damage. ''Endurance'' was stricken 1 July 1972 and disposed of by Navy sale December 1973.

References

External links

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USS ''Endurance'' (MSO-435) website
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