Minesweeper_USS Pledge MSO 492_Oct_19870069
USS Pledge MSO 492. Oct. 1987. Off of Everett Washington. The low clouds have not quite burned off. USS Pledge was built by J.M. Martinac shipbuilding Corp., Tacoma, WA. A 15 knot minesweeper. Commissioned April 20, 1956 and decommissioned Jan. 31, 1994. Sold to Taiwan and listed as active in 2013. At the time of this photo, the low magnetic signature engines were probably made by Waukesha. Previous engines were Packard diesels.
Minesweeper_USS Pledge MSO 492_Oct_19870069
USS Pledge MSO 492. Oct. 1987. Off of Everett Washington. The low clouds have not quite burned off. USS Pledge was built by J.M. Martinac shipbuilding Corp., Tacoma, WA. A 15 knot minesweeper. Commissioned April 20, 1956 and decommissioned Jan. 31, 1994. Sold to Taiwan and listed as active in 2013. At the time of this photo, the low magnetic signature engines were probably made by Waukesha. Previous engines were Packard diesels.