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

First Up Mine Squadron 11 Detachment A from Vietnam

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Mine Division 112 Another Vietnam Era Patch

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USS Loyalty MSO 457

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USS Whippoorwill MSC 207

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USS Peacock MSC 198

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USS Ozark MCS 2

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USS Epping Forest MCS 7

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USS Pledge MSO 492

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USS Inflict MSO 456

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USS Frigate Bird MSC 191

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USS Ability MSO 519

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USS Peregrine EMSF 373 (Experimental Fleet Mine Sweeper)

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USS Dash MSO 428

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USS Embattle MSO 434 metal plaque

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

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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!

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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.

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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.

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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"!

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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.

 

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Staff Officer's personal accoutrements

 

MINE WARFARE FORCE US NAVY

All Gemsco hallmarked

 

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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.

 

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purchased these three today sellers pictures not mine

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

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The USS Implicit Japanese manufacture

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

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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!!

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