Mine Warfare Patches, MSO MSC MCM MCS MINRON MINDIV MOMAG

[Bearmon]

How about some Mine warfare associated patches lets get another good reference thread going here.

First Up Mine Squadron 11 Detachment A from Vietnam

 

[Bearmon]

Mine Division 112 Another Vietnam Era Patch

 

USS Loyalty MSO 457

 

USS Whippoorwill MSC 207

 

USS Peacock MSC 198

 

USS Ozark MCS 2

 

USS Epping Forest MCS 7

 

USS Pledge MSO 492

 

USS Inflict MSO 456

 

USS Frigate Bird MSC 191

 

USS Ability MSO 519

 

USS Peregrine EMSF 373 (Experimental Fleet Mine Sweeper)

 

USS Dash MSO 428

 

USS Embattle MSO 434 metal plaque

[firefighter]

Nice looking patches.I think their motto is 'Iron Men Wooden Boats'?

[Patchcollector]

Cool!The Minesweepers are neat boats.I've a few examples in my collection but never was able to find many original pieces.

[sigsaye]

Had a friend whoes Dad was a QM1 on the Epping Forest. Interesting ship as it started life as an LSD

[Lee Ragan]

Nice looking patches.I think their motto is 'Iron Men Wooden Boats'?

That's right. When I was a BM3 in the USNR back in the early 70's, lots of us in my unit pulled Active Duty for Training on minesweepers. I spent 2 wonderful weeks on Peacock (see patch above). Another saying about mine sweepers you'll hear in the Navy is that "every ship in the Navy can be a minesweeper.... once". Oh yea, nothing like being rocked to sleep on a wooden hull sweep tied to the pier!

[sigsaye]

I've heard, "Wooden Ships and Iron Men", and "Where the fleet goes, We've already Been". Had a buddy whose first ship was a mine sweep. Two weeks after he got out of boot camp, they were on their way to Viet Nam when the ship caught fire over the Marianas Trench and sank. He thinks they were in the water 12 hours before being picked up. "Welcome to the Navy Lad". He retired as MACM at 32 years.

[Lee Ragan]

I've heard, "Wooden Ships and Iron Men", and "Where the fleet goes, We've already Been". Had a buddy whose first ship was a mine sweep. Two weeks after he got out of boot camp, they were on their way to Viet Nam when the ship caught fire over the Marianas Trench and sank. He thinks they were in the water 12 hours before being picked up. "Welcome to the Navy Lad". He retired as MACM at 32 years.

Yep, we heard about that incident. On board ship the fire drill was "get over the side & in the water", cuz them babies were supposed to burn like crazy.

I don't know if jumping in the water was SOP or not, but I never went thru a fire drill while on a sweep.

[sigsaye]

My buddy didn't jump, BM1 picked him up and tossed him over the side. Buddy had no idea what was happening, just heard bell ringing and someone yelling "Fire". Said he was still holding a paint scraper in his hand when he came to the surface. My buddy grew up in Iowa, boot camp in Great Lakes then two weeks is getting tossed over the side in the Pacific. "It's Not Just A Job"!

[irish]

Great group of patches and even more interesting discussion.

[Salvage Sailor]

Not her patch, but her plaque.....

 

USS ADVANCE (MSO-510) 1958-1970

Painted ceramic on Philippine mahogany. ADVANCE was a veteran of special ops, salvage and market time patrols earning five battle stars in the Vietnam War.

 

[Bearmon]

Just received this one today, nice design

USS Detector MSO 429

 

[Bearmon]

 

USS Blue Bird MSC 721

 

USS Shrike MSC 201

 

USS Fearless MSO 442

[Salvage Sailor]

Staff Officer's personal accoutrements

 

MINE WARFARE FORCE US NAVY

All Gemsco hallmarked

 

 

 

 

[Bearmon]

Here is an early USS Frigate Bird MSC 191, mines are yellow and there is no "E" on the right most mine. ( I assume the "E" is a Battle E won/earned by the ship). I have a later version posted in this thread also.

 

[River Patrol]

Nice patches!!

[ocsfollowme]

VP 9 circa 1951-54

 

 

[Bearmon]

Some more I have picked up recently..

 

USS Adroit MSO 509

 

USS Bold MSO 424

 

USS Enhance MSO 437

[Bearmon]

USS Leader MSO 490

 

USS Salute MSO 470

 

 

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[Bearmon]

purchased these three today sellers pictures not mine

USS Embattle, fully embroidered, matches the metal insignia I posted earlier

 

The USS Implicit Japanese manufacture

 

My favorite of these three another USS Implicit but this time for Coastal Surveillance Force TF 115 also Japanese manufacture.

[Mitch]

Great additions.

Bearmon, I like the last one too. That is a nice hard to find patch.

Mitch

[Bearmon]

Thanks for the kind words Mitch

[firefighter]

Bearmon that is a gorgeous patch.I had to wipe my mouth when I saw it.

[Bearmon]

Bearmon that is a gorgeous patch.I had to wipe my mouth when I saw it.

Nice visual, thanks for the kind words

[Salvage Sailor]

USS THOMPSON (DMS-38) Destroyer Mine Sweeper

Gleves class destroyer/Ellyson class high speed minesweeper

In commission 1943-1954 She was also used to portray the USS CAINE in The Caine Mutiny

Korean War era - Mine Squadr(a)n One

Where the Fleet Goes We've Been!!