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style="width:25.5em;border-spacing:2px;"> <tbody><tr> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:center;line-height:1.5em;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USS_Valor_(MSO-472)_underway_in_1954.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="USS Valor (MSO-472) underway in 1954"><img alt="USS Valor (MSO-472) underway in 1954" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/USS_Valor_%28MSO-472%29_underway_in_1954.jpg/300px-USS_Valor_%28MSO-472%29_underway_in_1954.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="225" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/USS_Valor_%28MSO-472%29_underway_in_1954.jpg/450px-USS_Valor_%28MSO-472%29_underway_in_1954.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/USS_Valor_%28MSO-472%29_underway_in_1954.jpg/600px-USS_Valor_%28MSO-472%29_underway_in_1954.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1456" data-file-height="1090" /></a></span><div>USS Valor underway in 1954</div> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">History</th></tr> <tr><th height="30" colspan="2" style="background-color:#B0C4DE;text-align:left;padding-left:2px;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;"><span class="flagicon"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/54px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png" decoding="async" width="54" height="28" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/80px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/107px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650" /></span></span></span><span style="padding-left:1em">United States</span></th></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Name</td><td>USS <i>Valor</i></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Builder</td><td><a href="/wiki/Burger_Boat_Company" title="Burger Boat Company">Burger Boat Company</a>, <a href="/wiki/Manitowoc,_Wisconsin" title="Manitowoc, Wisconsin">Manitowoc, Wisconsin</a></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Laid down</td><td>28 April 1952</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Launched</td><td>13 May 1953</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Commissioned</td><td>29 July 1954, as AM-472</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Decommissioned</td><td>July 1970</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Reclassified</td><td>MSO-472 (Ocean Minesweeper), 7 February 1955</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Stricken</td><td>1 February 1971</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Fate</td><td>Sold for scrapping, 30 August 1971</td></tr> <tr><th colspan="2" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">General characteristics</th></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Class and type</td><td><a href="/wiki/Agile-class_minesweeper" title="Agile-class minesweeper"><i>Agile</i>-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Minesweeper" title="Minesweeper">minesweeper</a></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Displacement</td><td>775 long tons (787 t) full load</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Length</td><td>172 ft (52 m)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Beam</td><td>35 ft (11 m)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Draft</td><td>12 ft (3.7 m)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Propulsion</td><td><ul style="list-style:none; margin:0;"> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">4 × <a href="/wiki/Packard" title="Packard">Packard</a> ID1700 <a href="/wiki/Diesel_engine" title="Diesel engine">diesel engines</a> (later replaced by 4 × <a href="/wiki/Waukesha_Engine" title="Waukesha Engine">Waukesha diesels</a>)</li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">2 × <a href="/wiki/Driveshaft" class="mw-redirect" title="Driveshaft">shafts</a></li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">2 × <a href="/wiki/Controllable_pitch_propeller" class="mw-redirect" title="Controllable pitch propeller">controllable pitch propellers</a></li> </ul></td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Speed</td><td>14 <a href="/wiki/Knot_(unit)" title="Knot (unit)">knots</a> (26 km/h; 16 mph)</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Complement</td><td>8 officers and 70 enlisted men</td></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:top;"><td style="font-weight: bold">Armament</td><td><ul style="list-style:none; margin:0;"> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">1 × single <a href="/wiki/Bofors_40_mm_Automatic_Gun_L/60" class="mw-redirect" title="Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/60">40 mm</a> gun mount (later replaced by 1 × twin <a href="/wiki/Oerlikon_20_mm_cannon" title="Oerlikon 20 mm cannon">20 mm</a> gun mount)</li> <li style="padding-left: .4em; text-indent: -.4em;">2 × .50 cal (12.7 mm) twin <a href="/wiki/M2_Browning_machine_gun" class="mw-redirect" title="M2 Browning machine gun">Browning M2</a> machine guns</li> </ul></td></tr> </tbody></table> <p><b>USS <i>Valor</i> (AM-472/MSO-472)</b> was an <a href="/wiki/Agile-class_minesweeper" title="Agile-class minesweeper"><i>Agile</i>-class</a> <a href="/wiki/Minesweeper" title="Minesweeper">minesweeper</a> in service with the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a> from 1954 to 1970. She was sold for scrap in 1971. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=USS_Valor_(AM-472)&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Valor</i> was laid down on 28 April 1952 at <a href="/wiki/Manitowoc,_Wisconsin" title="Manitowoc, Wisconsin">Manitowoc, Wisconsin</a> by the <a href="/wiki/Burger_Boat_Company" title="Burger Boat Company">Burger Boat Company</a>; launched on 13 May 1953; sponsored by Mrs. <a href="/wiki/Walter_J._Kohler,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Walter J. Kohler, Jr.">Walter J. Kohler</a>; towed through the <a href="/wiki/Great_Lakes" title="Great Lakes">Great Lakes</a> and down the <a href="/wiki/St._Lawrence_River" title="St. Lawrence River">St. Lawrence River</a> to <a href="/wiki/Boston,_Massachusetts" class="mw-redirect" title="Boston, Massachusetts">Boston, Massachusetts</a>; and commissioned at Boston on 29 July 1954. </p><p>Following preliminary trials, <i>Valor</i> joined Mine Division (MinDiv) 82, Mine Squadron (MinRon) 8, Mine Force, Atlantic Fleet, on 14 September. Immediately thereafter, she steamed to <a href="/wiki/Key_West,_Florida" class="mw-redirect" title="Key West, Florida">Key West, Florida</a> where she conducted shakedown training through the end of the year. In February 1955 she entered the <a href="/wiki/Charleston_Naval_Shipyard" title="Charleston Naval Shipyard">Charleston Naval Shipyard</a> for an extensive overhaul. On the 7th of that month, she was redesignated ocean minesweeper <b>USS <i>Valor</i> (MSO-472)</b>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Atlantic_Fleet_Mine_Force">Atlantic Fleet Mine Force</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=USS_Valor_(AM-472)&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Atlantic Fleet Mine Force"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><i>Valor</i> completed repairs and modifications in October and rejoined the Mine Force, though on a detached assignment at the Engineering Experimental Station at <a href="/wiki/Annapolis,_Maryland" title="Annapolis, Maryland">Annapolis, Maryland</a> as an engineering prototype. That phase of testing ended on 23 November, and <i>Valor</i> returned to <a href="/wiki/Charleston,_South_Carolina" title="Charleston, South Carolina">Charleston</a>, but continued experimental duty until December. After that, the <a href="/wiki/Minesweeper_(ship)" class="mw-redirect" title="Minesweeper (ship)">minesweeper</a> began normal duty with the Atlantic Fleet Mine Force based at Charleston. That service, broken only by a voyage to <a href="/wiki/Halifax,_Nova_Scotia" title="Halifax, Nova Scotia">Halifax, Nova Scotia</a> in April and May 1956, and by a six-month deployment to the <a href="/wiki/Mediterranean" class="mw-redirect" title="Mediterranean">Mediterranean</a> from 29 August 1957 to 12 February 1958, lasted until March 1958. </p><p>On 1 March 1958 she began a 10-year association with the <a href="/wiki/Naval_Support_Activity_Panama_City" title="Naval Support Activity Panama City">Navy Mine Defense Laboratory</a> located at <a href="/wiki/Panama_City,_Florida" title="Panama City, Florida">Panama City, Florida</a>. On 16 March she departed Charleston and, on the 29th, arrived in her new home port. In July 1959, after 15 months of duty at Panama City (punctuated by an overhaul at Charleston during the winter of 1958 and 1959) <i>Valor</i> took her first break from mine countermeasures development work when she was deployed to northern European waters. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Attached_to_the_Belgian_Navy">Attached to the Belgian Navy</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=USS_Valor_(AM-472)&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Attached to the Belgian Navy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:USS_Valor_(MSO-472)_passing_through_the_Strait_of_Gibraltar,_in_circa_1959.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/USS_Valor_%28MSO-472%29_passing_through_the_Strait_of_Gibraltar%2C_in_circa_1959.jpg/220px-USS_Valor_%28MSO-472%29_passing_through_the_Strait_of_Gibraltar%2C_in_circa_1959.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="176" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/USS_Valor_%28MSO-472%29_passing_through_the_Strait_of_Gibraltar%2C_in_circa_1959.jpg/330px-USS_Valor_%28MSO-472%29_passing_through_the_Strait_of_Gibraltar%2C_in_circa_1959.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/USS_Valor_%28MSO-472%29_passing_through_the_Strait_of_Gibraltar%2C_in_circa_1959.jpg/440px-USS_Valor_%28MSO-472%29_passing_through_the_Strait_of_Gibraltar%2C_in_circa_1959.jpg 2x" data-file-width="747" data-file-height="599" /></a><figcaption><i>Valor</i> passing through the <a href="/wiki/Strait_of_Gibraltar" title="Strait of Gibraltar">Strait of Gibraltar</a> while on duty with the Belgian Navy, 1959.</figcaption></figure> <p>Departing Charleston on 24 July, the minesweeper arrived in <a href="/wiki/Ostend,_Belgium" class="mw-redirect" title="Ostend, Belgium">Ostend, Belgium</a> on 11 August. There, she changed operational control from the United States Navy to the <a href="/wiki/Belgian_Naval_Component" class="mw-redirect" title="Belgian Naval Component">Belgian Force Navale</a> and joined the Belgian Minesweeper Division 191. On 17 August she and the other elements of the division departed Ostend for a voyage to the waters surrounding the <a href="/wiki/Belgian_Congo" title="Belgian Congo">Belgian Congo</a>. The warships arrived in Congolese waters on 9 September and commenced a series of multinational minesweeping exercises involving American, Belgian, and Portuguese units. The exercises ended on 21 September, and <i>Valor</i> and her division mates headed back to Ostend where they arrived on 17 October. <i>Valor</i> continued to operate locally out of Ostend, with the Belgian minesweeper division, until 15 January 1960 when she returned to United States Navy control and headed, via <a href="/wiki/Rota,_Spain" class="mw-redirect" title="Rota, Spain">Rota, Spain</a>, back to the United States. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Return_to_the_United_States">Return to the United States</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=USS_Valor_(AM-472)&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Return to the United States"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The minesweeper arrived back in Panama City on 14 February 1960. Over the next eight years, <i>Valor</i> continued to operate out of Panama City in support of the mine countermeasures development program of the Navy Mine Defense Laboratory. However, that routine was broken frequently, on three occasions by six-month deployments to the 6th Fleet in the Mediterranean, but more often by overhauls, refresher training, and exercises in the <a href="/wiki/West_Indies" title="West Indies">West Indies</a>. Her association with the Mine Defense Laboratory ended on 1 March 1968 when she received orders transferring her to MinDiv 44 and reassigning her to Charleston as her home base. The ship operated from that port for the remaining two years of her Navy career. During that period, <i>Valor</i> made one more deployment to the Mediterranean between April and August 1968. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Decommissioning_and_sale">Decommissioning and sale</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=USS_Valor_(AM-472)&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Decommissioning and sale"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Early in October 1969 the minesweeper began a pre-rehabilitation overhaul at Charleston in preparation for extensive modifications to update her equipment. She never finished those modifications, for early in 1970 a board of inspection and survey found her to be "beyond economical repair" and recommended that she be disposed of. She was decommissioned sometime in July 1970 and her name was struck from the <a href="/wiki/Naval_Vessel_Register" title="Naval Vessel Register">Naval Vessel Register</a> on 1 February 1971. On 30 August 1971, she was sold to Mr. Charles Gural of <a href="/wiki/Rahway,_New_Jersey" title="Rahway, New Jersey">Rahway, New Jersey</a> for $1,700.00 for scrapping. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=USS_Valor_(AM-472)&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="Public Domain" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/62/PD-icon.svg/12px-PD-icon.svg.png" decoding="async" width="12" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/62/PD-icon.svg/18px-PD-icon.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/62/PD-icon.svg/24px-PD-icon.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="196" data-file-height="196" /></span></span> <i>This article incorporates text from the <a href="/wiki/Public_domain" title="Public domain">public domain</a> </i><a href="/wiki/Dictionary_of_American_Naval_Fighting_Ships" title="Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships">Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships</a><i>. 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aria-labelledby="Agile-class_minesweepers" style=";wide;padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;"><div id="Agile-class_minesweepers" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Agile-class_minesweeper" title="Agile-class minesweeper"><i>Agile</i>-class minesweepers</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Flag_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg/19px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="19" height="15" class="mw-file-element" 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(AM-425)"><i>Bulwark</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Conflict_(AM-426)" title="USS Conflict (AM-426)"><i>Conflict</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Conquest_(AM-488)" title="USS Conquest (AM-488)"><i>Conquest</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Dash_(AM-428)" title="USS Dash (AM-428)"><i>Dash</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Detector_(AM-429)" title="USS Detector (AM-429)"><i>Detector</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Direct_(AM-430)" title="USS Direct (AM-430)"><i>Direct</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Dominant_(AM-431)" title="USS Dominant (AM-431)"><i>Dominant</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Dynamic_(AM-432)" title="USS Dynamic (AM-432)"><i>Dynamic</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Embattle_(AM-434)" title="USS Embattle (AM-434)"><i>Embattle</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Endurance_(AM-435)" title="USS Endurance (AM-435)"><i>Endurance</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Energy_(AM-436)" title="USS Energy (AM-436)"><i>Energy</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Engage_(MSO-433)" title="USS Engage (MSO-433)"><i>Engage</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Enhance_(AM-437)" title="USS Enhance (AM-437)"><i>Enhance</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Esteem" title="USS Esteem"><i>Esteem</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Excel_(AM-439)" title="USS Excel (AM-439)"><i>Excel</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Exploit_(AM-440)" title="USS Exploit (AM-440)"><i>Exploit</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Exultant_(AM-441)" title="USS Exultant (AM-441)"><i>Exultant</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Fearless_(MSO-442)" title="USS Fearless (MSO-442)"><i>Fearless</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Fidelity_(AM-443)" title="USS Fidelity (AM-443)"><i>Fidelity</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Firm_(AM-444)" title="USS Firm (AM-444)"><i>Firm</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Force_(AM-445)" title="USS Force (AM-445)"><i>Force</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Fortify_(AM-446)" title="USS Fortify (AM-446)"><i>Fortify</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Gallant_(MSO-489)" title="USS Gallant (MSO-489)"><i>Gallant</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Guide_(AM-447)" title="USS Guide (AM-447)"><i>Guide</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Illusive_(AM-448)" title="USS Illusive (AM-448)"><i>Illusive</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Impervious_(AM-449)" title="USS Impervious (AM-449)"><i>Impervious</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Implicit_(AM-455)" title="USS Implicit (AM-455)"><i>Implicit</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Inflict_(AM-456)" title="USS Inflict (AM-456)"><i>Inflict</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Leader_(MSO-490)" title="USS Leader (MSO-490)"><i>Leader</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Loyalty_(AM-457)" title="USS Loyalty (AM-457)"><i>Loyalty</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Lucid_(MSO-458)" title="USS Lucid (MSO-458)"><i>Lucid</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Nimble_(AM-459)" title="USS Nimble (AM-459)"><i>Nimble</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Notable_(MSO-460)" title="USS Notable (MSO-460)"><i>Notable</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Observer_(MSO-461)" title="USS Observer (MSO-461)"><i>Observer</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Persistent_(MSO-491)" title="USS Persistent (MSO-491)"><i>Persistent</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Pinnacle_(MSO-462)" title="USS Pinnacle (MSO-462)"><i>Pinnacle</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Pivot_(MSO-463)" title="USS Pivot (MSO-463)"><i>Pivot</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Pledge_(MSO-492)" title="USS Pledge (MSO-492)"><i>Pledge</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Pluck_(MSO-464)" title="USS Pluck (MSO-464)"><i>Pluck</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Prestige_(MSO-465)" title="USS Prestige (MSO-465)"><i>Prestige</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Prime_(AM-466)" title="USS Prime (AM-466)"><i>Prime</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Reaper_(MSO-467)" title="USS Reaper (MSO-467)"><i>Reaper</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Rival_(MSO-468)" title="USS Rival (MSO-468)"><i>Rival</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Sagacity_(MSO-469)" title="USS Sagacity (MSO-469)"><i>Sagacity</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Salute_(AM-470)" title="USS Salute (AM-470)"><i>Salute</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Skill_(MSO-471)" title="USS Skill (MSO-471)"><i>Skill</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Stalwart_(MSO-493)" title="USS Stalwart (MSO-493)"><i>Stalwart</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Sturdy_(MSO-494)" title="USS Sturdy (MSO-494)"><i>Sturdy</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Swerve_(MSO-495)" title="USS Swerve (MSO-495)"><i>Swerve</i></a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink"><i>Valor</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Venture_(MSO-496)" title="USS Venture (MSO-496)"><i>Venture</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Vigor_(AM-473)" title="USS Vigor (AM-473)"><i>Vigor</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Vital_(MSO-474)" title="USS Vital (MSO-474)"><i>Vital</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Naval_Ensign_of_Belgium.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_Belgium.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Naval_Ensign_of_Belgium.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_Belgium.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/42/Naval_Ensign_of_Belgium.svg/45px-Naval_Ensign_of_Belgium.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="675" data-file-height="450" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Belgian_Navy" title="Belgian Navy">Belgian Navy</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Artevelde_(M_907)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Artevelde (M 907) (page does not exist)"><i>Artevelde</i></a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Breydel_(M_906)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Breydel (M 906) (page does not exist)"><i>Breydel</i></a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=De_Brouwer_(M_904)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="De Brouwer (M 904) (page does not exist)"><i>De Brouwer</i></a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dufour_(M_903)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dufour (M 903) (page does not exist)"><i>Dufour</i></a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=F._Bovesse_(M_909)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="F. Bovesse (M 909) (page does not exist)"><i>F. Bovesse</i></a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Georges_Truffaut_(M_908)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Georges Truffaut (M 908) (page does not exist)"><i>Georges Truffaut</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/23px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/35px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3f/Ensign_of_France.svg/45px-Ensign_of_France.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="900" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/French_Navy" title="French Navy">French Navy</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alen%C3%A7on_(M_612)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Alençon (M 612) (page does not exist)"><i>Alençon</i></a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Autun_(M_622)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Autun (M 622) (page does not exist)"><i>Autun</i></a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Baccarat_(M_623)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Baccarat (M 623) (page does not exist)"><i>Baccarat</i></a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Berlaimont_(M_620)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Berlaimont (M 620) (page does not exist)"><i>Berlaimont</i></a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Berneval_(M_613)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Berneval (M 613) (page does not exist)"><i>Berneval</i></a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bir_Hakeim_(M_614)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bir Hakeim (M 614) (page does not exist)"><i>Bir Hakeim</i></a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Can_Tho_(M_615)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Can Tho (M 615) (page does not exist)"><i>Can Tho</i></a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Colmar_(M_624)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Colmar (M 624) (page does not exist)"><i>Colmar</i></a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Dompaire_(M_616)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Dompaire (M 616) (page does not exist)"><i>Dompaire</i></a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Garigliano_(M_617)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Garigliano (M 617) (page does not exist)"><i>Garigliano</i></a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=My_Tho_(M_618)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="My Tho (M 618) (page does not exist)"><i>My Tho</i></a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Narvik_(M_609)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Narvik (M 609) (page does not exist)"><i>Narvik</i></a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Origny_(M_621)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Origny (M 621) (page does not exist)"><i>Origny</i></a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ouistreham_(M_610)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Ouistreham (M 610) (page does not exist)"><i>Ouistreham</i></a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Vinh_Long_(M_619)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Vinh Long (M 619) (page does not exist)"><i>Vinh Long</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Naval_Ensign_of_Italy.svg/23px-Naval_Ensign_of_Italy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Naval_Ensign_of_Italy.svg/35px-Naval_Ensign_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7a/Naval_Ensign_of_Italy.svg/45px-Naval_Ensign_of_Italy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1000" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Italian_Navy" title="Italian Navy">Italian Navy</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Salmone_(M_5430)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Salmone (M 5430) (page does not exist)"><i>Salmone</i></a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sgombro_(M_5432)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sgombro (M 5432) (page does not exist)"><i>Sgombro</i></a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Squalo_(M_5433)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Squalo (M 5433) (page does not exist)"><i>Squalo</i></a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Storione_(M_5431)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Storione (M 5431) (page does not exist)"><i>Storione</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Naval_Jack_of_the_Netherlands.svg/23px-Naval_Jack_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Naval_Jack_of_the_Netherlands.svg/35px-Naval_Jack_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Naval_Jack_of_the_Netherlands.svg/45px-Naval_Jack_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Netherlands_Navy" title="Royal Netherlands Navy">Royal Netherlands Navy</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=HMNLS_Onbevreesd_(M_885)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HMNLS Onbevreesd (M 885) (page does not exist)"><i>Onbevreesd </i></a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=HMNLS_Onverdroten_(M_889)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HMNLS Onverdroten (M 889) (page does not exist)"><i>Onverdroten</i></a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=HMNLS_Onvermoeid_(M_887)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HMNLS Onvermoeid (M 887) (page does not exist)"><i>Onvermoeid</i></a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=HMNLS_Onversaagd_(M_884)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HMNLS Onversaagd (M 884) (page does not exist)"><i>Onversaagd</i></a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=HMNLS_Onverschrokken_(M_886)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HMNLS Onverschrokken (M 886) (page does not exist)"><i>Onverschrokken</i></a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=HMNLS_Onvervaard_(M_888)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="HMNLS Onvervaard (M 888) (page does not exist)"><i>Onvervaard</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><span class="flagicon"><span typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Flag_of_Norway%2C_state.svg/26px-Flag_of_Norway%2C_state.svg.png" decoding="async" width="26" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Flag_of_Norway%2C_state.svg/39px-Flag_of_Norway%2C_state.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6b/Flag_of_Norway%2C_state.svg/51px-Flag_of_Norway%2C_state.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1026" data-file-height="608" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Royal_Norwegian_Navy" title="Royal Norwegian Navy">Royal Norwegian Navy</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=KNM_L%C3%A5gen_(M_950)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="KNM Lågen (M 950) (page does not exist)"><i>Lågen</i></a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=KNM_Namsen_(M_951)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="KNM Namsen (M 951) (page does not exist)"><i>Namsen</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Flag_of_the_Philippine_Navy.svg/25px-Flag_of_the_Philippine_Navy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="25" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Flag_of_the_Philippine_Navy.svg/39px-Flag_of_the_Philippine_Navy.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Flag_of_the_Philippine_Navy.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_Philippine_Navy.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1403" data-file-height="842" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Philippine_Navy" title="Philippine Navy">Philippine Navy</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/USS_Energy_(AM-436)" title="USS Energy (AM-436)"><i>Davao del Norte</i></a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/USS_Firm_(AM-444)" title="USS Firm (AM-444)"><i>Davao del Sur</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Naval_Jack_of_Portugal.svg/15px-Naval_Jack_of_Portugal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Naval_Jack_of_Portugal.svg/23px-Naval_Jack_of_Portugal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1d/Naval_Jack_of_Portugal.svg/30px-Naval_Jack_of_Portugal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="400" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Portuguese_Navy" title="Portuguese Navy">Portuguese Navy</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=NRP_Corvo_(M_418)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="NRP Corvo (M 418) (page does not exist)"><i>Corvo</i></a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=NRP_Graciosa_(M_417)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="NRP Graciosa (M 417) (page does not exist)"><i>Graciosa</i></a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=NRP_Pico_(M_416)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="NRP Pico (M 416) (page does not exist)"><i>Pico</i></a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=NRP_S%C3%A3o_Jorge_(M_415)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="NRP São Jorge (M 415) (page does not exist)"><i>São Jorge</i></a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;text-align:left;"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/35px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9a/Flag_of_Spain.svg/45px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Spanish_Navy" title="Spanish Navy">Spanish Navy</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" 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