USS Thrush (MSC-204)

	USS Thrush (MSC-204), steaming out of Key West, Florida
History
United States
Name	Thrush
Namesake	Thrush
Builder	, Tampa, Florida
Laid down	7 May 1954
Launched	5 January 1955
Commissioned	8 November 1955
Decommissioned	1 July 1975
Reclassified	Coastal Minesweeper, 7 February 1955
Stricken	1 August 1977
Homeport	1956: Yorktown, Virginia; 1957: Key West, Florida; 1959: Coco Solo;
Identification	Hull symbol: AMS-204; Hull symbol: MSC-204;
Fate	Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Gloucester Point, Virginia
United States
Name	Virginia Sea
Operator	VIMS
Acquired	1 July 1975
Refit	Ocean Research Vessel
Fate	scrapped 1 August 1982
General characteristics
Class and type	Bluebird-class minesweeper
Displacement	320 long tons (330 t)
Length	144 ft (44 m)
Beam	28 ft (8.5 m)
Draft	9 ft 4 in (2.84 m)
Installed power	2 × General Motors 880 horsepower (660 kW) 8-268A diesel engines; 1,760 horsepower (1,310 kW);
Propulsion	single reduction gear; 2 × screws;
Speed	13 kn (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Complement	39
Armament	2 × 20 mm (0.8 in) Oerlikon cannons anti-aircraft (AA) mounts

USS Thrush (MSC-204) was a Bluebird-class minesweeper in the service of the United States Navy from 1955 to 1975.

Construction[]

The second Thrush was laid down 7 May 1954, by , Tampa, Florida; launched on 5 January 1955, as AMS-204; sponsored by Mrs. Edgar S. Russell; reclassified as MSC-204, on 7 February 1955; and commissioned on 8 November 1955, Lieutenant (jg) Richard Anthony Dallamura in command.^[2]

Assignments[]

Soon after her commissioning in November 1955, Thrush arrived in Chesapeake Bay to conduct a successful shakedown cruise. In 1956, she was assigned to the Yorktown, Virginia, , followed in August by assignment to Norfolk, Virginia, to participate in . In 1957, Thrush moved to her new homeport in Key West, Florida, where she tested and evaluated new mine warfare equipment for the 6th Naval District's .^[2]

In 1974, she assisted in expanding the Osborne Artificial Reef.^[3] While serving as a Naval Reservist, LeRoy Collins Jr. was Thrush's commanding officer.^[4]

Notes[]

Citations

^ Navsource.
^ ^a ^b DANFS 2015.
^ Whoriskey, Peter (2006-10-04). "Undersea Fla. tire reef out of control". The Detroit News. Detroit, Michigan, USA: MediaNews Group. ISSN 1055-2715. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
^ "LeRoy Collins Jr. dies, was head of state's Dept. of Veterans Affairs". Lehigh Acres Citizen. 2010-08-01. Archived from the original on 2010-08-05. Retrieved 2010-08-04.

Bibliography[]

Online resources

"Thrush II (MSC-204)". Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships. Naval History and Heritage Command. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2017. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
"Thrush (MSC-204)". Navsource.org. Retrieved 18 March 2017.

External links[]

Photo gallery of USS Thrush (AMS/MSC-204) at NavSource Naval History

[FOOTNOTENavsource-1] Navsource.

[FOOTNOTEDANFS2015-2] DANFS 2015.

[detnews-3] Whoriskey, Peter (2006-10-04). "Undersea Fla. tire reef out of control". The Detroit News. Detroit, Michigan, USA: MediaNews Group. ISSN 1055-2715. Retrieved 2008-06-11.

[LAC20100801-4] "LeRoy Collins Jr. dies, was head of state's Dept. of Veterans Affairs". Lehigh Acres Citizen. 2010-08-01. Archived from the original on 2010-08-05. Retrieved 2010-08-04.

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History
USS Thrush (MSC-204), steaming out of Key West, Florida
United States
Name	Thrush
Namesake	Thrush
Builder	, Tampa, Florida
Laid down	7 May 1954
Launched	5 January 1955
Commissioned	8 November 1955
Decommissioned	1 July 1975
Reclassified	Coastal Minesweeper, 7 February 1955
Stricken	1 August 1977
Homeport	1956: Yorktown, Virginia 1957: Key West, Florida 1959: Coco Solo
Identification	Hull symbol: AMS-204 Hull symbol: MSC-204
Fate	Virginia Institute of Marine Science, Gloucester Point, Virginia
United States
Name	Virginia Sea
Operator	VIMS
Acquired	1 July 1975
Refit	Ocean Research Vessel
Fate	scrapped 1 August 1982
General characteristics ^[1]
Class and type	Bluebird-class minesweeper
Displacement	320 long tons (330 t)
Length	144 ft (44 m)
Beam	28 ft (8.5 m)
Draft	9 ft 4 in (2.84 m)
Installed power	2 × General Motors 880 horsepower (660 kW) 8-268A diesel engines 1,760 horsepower (1,310 kW)
Propulsion	single reduction gear 2 × screws
Speed	13 kn (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Complement	39
Armament	2 × 20 mm (0.8 in) Oerlikon cannons anti-aircraft (AA) mounts