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Naval Inactive Ship Maintenance Facility(NISMF), Portsmouth, VA

USS EXPLOIT (MSO-440)USS AFFRAY (MSO-511)USS EXULTANT (MSO-441)

USS FORTIFY (MSO-446)

These photos courtesy of Russ Moffett were taken in June, 2000

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USS ENHANCE (MSO-437)

Recent picture (1999) at Bremerton FacilityCourtesy of Rod Speer, NavSea

24Counter Started 11/26/2010

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USS ESTEEM (MSO-438)

1999 picture at Bremerton FacilityCourtesy of Rod Speer, NavSea

Courtesy of Tom Lawson

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Ocean Going Minesweeper"Where the Fleet Goes, We've Been!"

SUISUN BAY RESERVE

Benecia, CA These pictures are compliments of Dave Powels, National Director Area 3,

Naval MineWarfare Association.4-10-99

USS CONSTANT and USS EXCEL were both decommissioned 30 SEP 1992 Both of these ships are NO LONGER at Suisun Bay, they were removed for scrapping by

Crowley Marine. These are possibly the last pictures taken of them still intact.USS CONSTANT (MSO-427)

View of her Bow area USS CONSTANT (MSO-427), USS EXCEL (MSO-439)

Foc'sle/bridge area

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USS CONSTANT (MSO-427)

View of Fantail area USS CONSTANT (MSO-427), USS EXCEL (MSO-439)

Aft of bridge area USS CONSTANT (MSO-427)

Bridge/chartroom area

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USS CONSTANT (MSO-427)

Radiomen know what this is, I don't

Port side of Helm space, the four levers control the engine

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