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USS Lucid (MSO-458)
USS ''Lucid'' (AM-458/MSO-458) was an ''Aggressive''-class minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy for the task of removing mines that had been placed in the water to prevent the safe passage of ships. She was launched soon after the Korean War, sailed on four WestPac cruises and served two tours in Vietnam. ''Lucid'' was decommissioned at the end of 1970 and placed in mothballs after only 15 years of service, as the Vietnam War was winding down and there was no longer a need for a large fleet of minesweepers. She was purchased by some civilians and served as a houseboat for ten years before being sold again and used as a warehouse in the Sacramento Delta. In 2005, ''Lucid'' was acquired by a foundation seeking to save a ship of this class and is now undergoing restoration as a museum ship by a maritime museum in Stockton, California. ''Lucid'' is the last Aggressive-class minesweeper afloat in the United States.
== WestPac tours of duty ==
The second warship to be named ''Lucid'' by the Navy, AM-458 was laid down by Higgins Inc. Shipyard, New Orleans, Louisiana, 16 March 1953; launched 14 November 1953; sponsored by Mrs. Mary J. Barrow; reclassified ''MSO-458'' on 7 February 1955; and commissioned 4 May 1955, LT J. H. Graham, USN in command.
After shakedown in the Caribbean, ''Lucid'' sailed for the Pacific Ocean, arriving Long Beach, California, 22 August. For the next 13 months, she performed minewarfare exercises on the U.S. West Coast, then sailed on her first western Pacific tour 1 October 1956. During the period 1956 to 5 November 1963, ''Lucid'' sailed on four WestPac cruises and while there performed operations with the mighty U.S. 7th Fleet. This bastion of strength in the Far East served notice to the Communists that America would not tolerate threats to the peace and stability of the free countries of Asia. In addition to exercises with the 7th Fleet, the minesweeper participated in good will programs in the countries she visited. The time between WestPac cruises was spent in mine countermeasure exercises off the southern California coast.〔Mooney, loc. cit.〕
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