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USS Implicit (MSO 455)

- formerly AM 455 -
- decommissioned -

USS IMPLICIT was one of the AGGRESSIVE - class ocean minesweepers and the second ship in the Navy to bear the name. Decommissioned on September 30, 1994, the IMPLICIT was transfered to the Taiwanese Navy the same day and recommissioned as YUNG YANG (M 1306). The IMPLICIT was stricken from the Navy list on November 29, 1994.

General Characteristics:Awarded: 1952
Keel laid: October 29, 1952
Launched: August 1, 1953
Commissioned: March 10, 1954
Decommissioned: September 30, 1994
Builder: Wilmington Boat Works, Wilmington, Calif.
Propulsion System: four Waukesha diesels
Propellers: two
Length: 172 feet (52.4 meters)
Beam: 35 feet (10.7 meters)
Draft: 10 feet (3 meters)
Displacement: 775 tons
Speed: 14 knots
Armament: Mine neutralization system, two .50 caliber machine guns, one Mk-68 20mm gun
Crew: 7 officers, 70 enlisted


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Crew List:

This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USS IMPLICIT. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.


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