USS Prestige (MSO-465)

USS Prestige (AM-465/MSO-465) 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.

After shakedown and reclassification to MSO–465 on 7 February 1955, Prestige participated in various exercises out of Long Beach, California, until she deployed 4 January 1956 to WestPac, proceeding via Pearl Harbor and Midway Island to serve with the U.S. 7th Fleet.

Following a visit to Yokosuka, Japan, she returned to Long Beach 15 June for local operations.

Deployed to WestPac in 1958, Prestige ran aground in Naruto Strait, Inland Sea, Japan, 23 August 1958.

This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.