USS Guide (AM-447)

History
United States
BuilderSeattle Shipbuilding & Drydocking Corp.
Laid down20 February 1953
Launched17 April 1954
Commissioned15 March 1955
Decommissioned9 July 1972
Stricken9 July 1972
HomeportLong Beach, California
Fatefate unknown
General characteristics
Displacement620 tons
Length172 ft (52 m)
Beam36 ft (11 m)
Draught10 ft (3.0 m)
Speed16 knots
Complement74
Armamenttwin 20 mm cannons, one .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine gun, twin .30 cal (7.62 mm) machine guns

USS Guide (AM-447/MSO-447) was an Agile-class minesweeper acquired by the U.S. Navy for the task of removing mines that had been placed in the water to prevent the safe passage of ships.

The second ship to be named Guide by the Navy, AM-447 was launched 17 April 1954 by the Seattle Shipbuilding & Drydocking Corp., Seattle, Washington; sponsored by Miss Ann L. Larson; and commissioned 15 March 1955. Her hull classification changed from AM-447 to MSO-447 on 7 February 1955.

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