USS Prime (AM-466)

History
United States
Name	USS Prime
Builder	Wilmington Boat Works, Wilmington, California
Laid down	30 December 1952
Launched	27 May 1954
Commissioned	11 October 1954, as AM-466
Reclassified	MSO-466, 7 February 1955
Stricken	1 October 1976
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 7 January 1977
General characteristics
Class & type	Agile-class minesweeper
Displacement	630 long tons (640 t) light; 775 long tons (787 t) full load;
Length	172 ft (52 m)
Beam	35 ft (11 m)
Draft	10 ft (3 m)
Propulsion	4 × Packard ID1700 diesel engines; 2 × shafts; 2 × controllable pitch propellers;
Speed	14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement	6 officers and 74 enlisted men
Armament	1 × single 40 mm gun mount (later replaced by 1 × twin 20 mm gun mount); 2 × .50 cal (12.7 mm) twin Browning M2 machine guns;

USS Prime (AM-466/MSO-466), was an Agile-class minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy. She was laid down on 30 December 1952 by Wilmington Boat Works, Wilmington, California, launched on 27 May 1954; sponsored by Mrs. Louis Ets-Hokin and commissioned on 11 October 1954.

History

United States
Name	USS Prime
Builder	Wilmington Boat Works, Wilmington, California
Laid down	30 December 1952
Launched	27 May 1954
Commissioned	11 October 1954, as AM-466
Reclassified	MSO-466, 7 February 1955
Stricken	1 October 1976
Fate	Sold for scrapping, 7 January 1977
General characteristics
Class & type	Agile-class minesweeper
Displacement	630 long tons (640 t) light 775 long tons (787 t) full load
Length	172 ft (52 m)
Beam	35 ft (11 m)
Draft	10 ft (3 m)
Propulsion	4 × Packard ID1700 diesel engines 2 × shafts 2 × controllable pitch propellers
Speed	14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Complement	6 officers and 74 enlisted men
Armament	1 × single 40 mm gun mount (later replaced by 1 × twin 20 mm gun mount) 2 × .50 cal (12.7 mm) twin Browning M2 machine guns