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MSO's in Private Hands MSO's IN PRIVATE HANDS

The two sweeps in private hands, were demilitarized in order for them to keep them. There was paperwork to do to substantiate this that had to be filed with DRMO to keep it legal. USS ADVANCE (MSO-510)

Located near Stockton, CA, Photo taken 10/1999
Supposably scrapped in 1977 (6-Jan-1977 Sold) by Oskco Edwards, Capistrano Beach, CA $48,010.

ADVANCE earned FIVE Battle Stars for service in Vietnam.

From Larry Sanderson, 11/1999
Information courtesy of Mr. Sanderson and used with his permission.

She was bought by (previous owner) who had it pulled to Richmond Calif where he dry docked it and started stripping. He only had one year to (strip it), so he and his helpers took the easiest parts to get to first. (Previous owner) lived on it ten years. They lived solely on the top deck.
In 1985 we bought it from him with the understanding we would move it from the Re-Rock Marina in San Pablo Bay. We moved it to west of Pittsburg California for two years, and then found an island out in the delta and moved it there. We do own the ship and the island and have lived on it ever since. We haven't done hardly anything on the outside but have fixed up about two thirds of the inside.
The engines, props, shafts and rudder have been removed.

The above pictures were taken 12/2002 by Rick Christie Sr.

USS LUCID (MSO-458)

Courtesy "The Silent Defenders" This has been confirmed as being the USS Lucid (MSO-458) The hull number is pretty clear from on-seen obversation (458). The 58 is clear on the starboard and the 4 is clear on the port side. 8/6/2000
Supposably scrapped in 1977 (Scrap sale 30 Dec, 1976)by W. Dean Kirkpatrick, San Francisco, CA, $40,250

Originally the owner had planned to make a Bed & Breakfast of the hull. Those plans did not work out. Now he plans to use it as a storage building.11/18/2002

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The following pictures are courtesy of Bill Yates who took them in August of 2000, confirming the identity of the ship.

The "4" is clearly visible in this picture on the port side

And the "5" and the "8" are visible in this picture on the starboard side

The top of the rudder is out of the water

Bill Rouleau reports...we approached the remains of a MSO...and was able to look at the shore (port) side and verify the hull number which is 458, the LUCID. What a sad, sad site to see the condition she is in. I almost cried when I saw her present condition! She rides considerably higher out of the water with all, and I do mean all, metal removed. About the only thing left is the bronze stem, the bronze hawse pipes and the bollards. There is a "door" cut into the hull just above the present water line on the port side below the location of the 36' motor life boat.

The original owner had planned to make a Bed & Breakfast of the hull. Those plans fell through and the county wanted it out of their area. I spoke to the present owner. He towed it to it's present location and plans to use it as a storage building.

The white paint on the upper works is mostly peeled away. The pivot posts for the rudders are visible and the rudders and I assume the screws are gone. The chain plates and stays for the mast are missing. All ladders to the upper decks are gone. 12-2002

Gary Locke reports...We were in the shipyard in Alameda at the same time the Lucid was put in drydock to have it sheathing replaced in 1980. It was being made into a Doctors office with living quarters. 12-2002

USS EMBATTLE (MSO-434)

The USS Embattle was previously in private hands for 16 years but has been disposed of.

Sunk, resting on channel bottom. 8/10/1992 Courtesy of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco District

FORMERLY
IN PRIVATE HANDS

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