USS Thrush (MSC-204)
USS Thrush (MSC-204) was a Bluebird-class minesweeper in the service of the United States Navy from 1955 to 1975.
Construction
The second Thrush was laid down 7 May 1954, by Tampa Marine Company, Tampa, Florida; launched on 5 January 1955, as AMS-204; sponsored by Mrs. Edgar S. Russell; reclassified as MSC-204, on 7 February 1955; and commissioned on 8 November 1955.[2]
Assignments
Soon after her commissioning in November 1955, Thrush arrived in Chesapeake Bay to conduct a successful shakedown cruise. In 1956, she was assigned to the Yorktown, Virginia, Mine Warfare School, followed in August by assignment to Norfolk, Virginia, to participate in Operation Hideaway. In 1957, Thrush moved to her new homeport in Key West, Florida, where she tested and evaluated new mine warfare equipment for the 6th Naval District's Mine Warfare Evaluation Detachment.[2]
While serving as a Naval Reservist, then-Lieutenant, later Rear Admiral LeRoy Collins Jr. was Thrush's commanding officer from 1968 to 1969.[3]
In 1974, she assisted in expanding the Osborne Artificial Reef.[4]
Notes
- Citations
- ^ a b DANFS 2015.
- ^ "LeRoy Collins Jr. dies, was head of state's Dept. of Veterans Affairs". Lehigh Acres Citizen. 2010-08-01. Archived from the original on 2011-07-13. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
- ^ Whoriskey, Peter (2006-10-04). "Undersea Fla. tire reef out of control". The Detroit News. Detroit, Michigan, USA: MediaNews Group. ISSN 1055-2715. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
Bibliography
Online resources
- "Thrush II (MSC-204)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain. - "Thrush (MSC-204)". Navsource.org. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
External links
- Photo gallery of USS Thrush (AMS/MSC-204) at NavSource Naval History
