USS Esteem (MSO-438)
Minesweeper
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Unit Details

Strength
Minesweeper 		 
Type
Surface Vessel 		 
Year
1955 - 1991 		 

Description
Builder: Martinolich Shipbuilding Co., San Diego, California
Laid down: 1 September 1952
Launched: 20 December 1952
Commissioned: 10 September 1955
Decommissioned: 20 September 1991
Reclassified: MSO-438, 7 February 1955
Struck: 20 September 1991
Homeport: Long Beach, California and Seattle, Washington
Fate: scrapped in 2000

General characteristics

Class & type: Aggressive-class
Displacement: 620 tons
Length: 172 ft (52 m)
Beam: 36 ft (11 m)
Draft: 10 ft (3.0 m)
Speed: 16 knots
Complement: 74

USS Esteem (MSO 438) was an Aggressive-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.


Notable Persons
None
 
Reports To
Surface Vessels
 
Active Reporting Unit
None
 
Inactive Reporting Unit
None
 
Unit Web Links
USS ESTEEM Wikipedia page
AGGRESSIVE Class MSO Wikipedia page
73 Members Who Served in This Unit


 

  • Agne, Robert, PO2, (1965-1969)
  • Allen, Roger, PO3, (1968-1972)
  • Batchelor, Richard, PO3, (1969-1973)
  • Bennett, Bob, PO1, (1976-1996)
  • Bergman, Mike, SN, (1960-1966)
  • Bosso, Jeff, PO3, (1989-1993)
  • Buscemi, Daniel, MCPO, (1980-2007)
  • Cline, Timothy, SCPO, (1980-2003)
  • Coache, Raymond J, SCPO, (1974-1995)
  • COCHRAN, Stanley, LTJG, (1955-1960)
  • Coluccio, Frank, CPO, (1982-2004)
  • Corvo, Michael, SCPO, (1987-Present)
  • Craddock, Alonzo, PO2, (1986-1997)
  • Davis, Dennis, PO2, (1982-1993)
  • DHaene, Michael, CPO, (1974-1997)
  • Dutra, Brett, PO1, (1988-2008)
  • Erickson, Monte, PO1, (1980-2020)
  • Everhart, Ben, PO3, (1959-1967)
  • Fink, Joseph, PO1, (1969-1977)
  • Ford, Mike, PO2, (1984-1997)
  • Gage, Everett, PO1, (1985-2006)
  • Glandon, Tim, CPO, (1982-2002)
  • Hanna, William, PO2, (1968-1972)
  • Henson, Tim, CPO, (1979-2007)
  • Hosheit, William, CPO, (1983-2004)
  • Huth, Michael, PO1, (1984-1996)
  • Kahler, Mark, CDR, (1987-2014)
  • Kennedy, Reed, CPO, (1977-2003)
  • Kruswicki, Ron, PO3, (1960-1963)
  • Lee, Donald, PO1, (1968-1979)
  • Lightweis, Kenneth, PO3, (1988-1992)
  • Logiudice, Eric, PO1, (1976-1992)
  • Lovely, Ronald, LT, (1976-1993)
  • Maggio, Vincent, MCPO, (1977-2000)
  • Mason, Paul, PO1, (1982-1991)
  • Oliver, Michael, PO2, (1970-1973)
  • Owens, Gregory, SCPO, (1977-1999)
  • Palmer, Bruce, SCPO, (1973-2008)
  • Patterson, Chris, CPO, (1984-2004)
  • Powers, WILLIAM, CDR, (1982-Present)
 
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  Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal - 1990
 



Name of Award
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal

Devices
none
Year Awarded
1990

Details behind Award:
Operation EARNEST WILL

Last Updated:
Jul 26, 2013
 
 
 
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