The NMSOA is all About the Brotherhood. A group of Ex-MSO and MCM Sailors who enjoy being together in Brotherhood, remembering the days of being aboard an MSO or an MCM, Being able to archive our History, Being able to Build Websites in tribute to our Ships. Remember, Only WE can save our History, Only we can insure it is here for Generations to come! Once we are gone, Our History is gone with us Unless we take the time to save it! Won't you Join us?
Put a stick pin on the map where you live, also leave some info about yourself.
So you say you rode an MSO 40-50 years ago and have not talked about those days in forever??? Join The Brotherhood on our New MSO Sailors E-group (MUST be Ex-MSO Sailor)
Minecraft Email address's
MSO Crew email address's
All other Minecraft email address's
Minewarfare Sailors who are Ham Radio Operators
MSO State Groups If you would like to be listed for an MSO Group for your State, contact the Webmaster.
MSO European Groups If you would like to be listed for an MSO Group for your Country, contact the Webmaster
Minecraft Organizations
USS Lucid MSO-458 Museum Restoration
The Naval Mine Warfare Association
The Mine Warfare Association
K6MSO - The Navy MSO Amateur Radio Club
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MSO WEBSITES
Info on 102 MSO's The most detailed MSO information available.
USS Ability MSO-519
USS Acme MSO-508
USS Adroit MSO-509
USS Adroit MSO-509 - The Finley Foto Files
USS Adroit MSO-509 Al's Navy, Miniature Ship Models Built From Scratch
USS Adroit MSO-509 - Warmath's Warriors
USS Advance MSO-510
USS Advance MSO-510 and USS Constant MSO-427 - Photos by Don Dunagan.
USS Affray MSO-511
USS Agile MSO-421
USS Aggressive MSO-422 By Tom Lawson
USS Aggressive MSO-422 Photo's of a model at the Naval Academy Museum in Annapolis.
USS Alacrity MSO-520
USS Assurance MSO-521
USS Avenge MSO-423
USS Bold MSO-424
USS Bulwark MSO-425
USS Conflict MSO-426
USS Conflict MSO-426 Ships History
USS Conflict MSO-426 photo gallery, 2 pages of photos.
USS Conflict MSO-426 Photos by Gabby Dibaczy EM-2
USS Conquest MSO-488.
USS Constant MSO-427
USS Constant MSO-427 by Bob Garcia
USS Dash MSO-428
USS Detector MSO-429
USS Direct MSO-430
USS Dominant MSO-431
USS Dynamic MSO-432
USS Dynamic MSO-432 - Photos by Jack Peeples.
USS Dynamic MSO-432 - Photos by Richard Borland.
USS Embattle MSO-434
USS Engage MSO-433
USS Engage MSO-433 another site
USS Endurance MSO-435
USS Energy MSO-436 Ship model by Ron Perkins
USS Energy MSO-436
USS Enhance MSO-437
USS Esteem MSO-438
USS Esteem MSO-438 Another USS Esteem site
USS Excel MSO-439
Another USS Excel MSO-439
USS Exploit MSO-440 site
USS Exultant MSO-441
USS Exultant MSO-441 Website by Tom Lawson
USS Fearless MSO-442
USS Fidelity MSO-443
USS Firm MSO-444
USS Force MSO-445
USS Fortify MSO-446
USS Fortify MSO-446 another site
USS Gallant MSO-489
USS Guide MSO-447 site
USS Illusive MSO-448
USS Impervious MSO-449
USS Implicit MSO-455
USS Implicit MSO-455 Photo's by Glen Bernard.
USS Inflict MSO-456 By James LaJocies
USS Inflict MSO-456 Another site By Lary Fugh
USS Inflict MSO-456 Another site
USS Leader MSO-490
USS Loyalty MSO-457
USS Lucid MSO-458 Museum Ship
USS Lucid MSO-458
USS Nimble MSO-459
USS Notable MSO-460
USS Observer MSO-461 Operation Snowy Beach by Lt. Joe Davolio
USS Observer MSO-461
USS Persistent MSO-491
USS Pinnacle MSO-462
USS Pledge MSO-492
USS Pivot MSO-463
USS Pluck MSO-464
USS Prestige MSO-465
USS Prime MSO-466
USS Reaper MSO-437
USS Rival MSO-468
USS Sagacity MSO-469
USS Salute MSO-470
USS Skill MSO-471
USS Skill MSO-471 By Tom Lawson
USS 483 site by Paul Haaze.
USS Stalwart MSO-493
USS Sturdy MSO-494
USS Swerve MSO-495
USS Valor MSO-472
USS Valor MSO-472 another site
USS Venture MSO-496
USS Vigor MSO-473
another USS Vigor MSO-473 website
USS Vital MSO-474
another USS Vital MSO-474 website
Gunner's Gallery - Larry Hodge
The Coppage Corner - Jerry Coppage
HMS Mercuur site.
Belgian MSO's
M 906 Breydel ex-MSO-504
M 907 Artevelde ex-MSO-503
Oostende Home of the MSO's
Last Photos of Belgian MSO's 2007
French MSO's by Gilles Obellianne
The Last 6 MSO's 15 Jan 01 in Baltimore, being readied for scrapping.
MSO Ships Call Signs. Last updated February 24, 2007
MineSweeper at Sea photos by Barry Watt.
RM2 Joe Marturano & RM2 Rick Szpyrka Present the MSO Radio Shack
MSO's of Japan
Minecraft information links
Interesting MSO Facts
Naval Magazine and Periodical Links The ultimate research assistant.
TAPS Minecraft Sailors that have passed away.
Navy Minesweeper History Archive
Minecraft Sailors Biographies
Development in Wooden Minesweeper Hull Design Since World War II
MSO Casualties
Wooden Hull Incident Casualties
Desert Shield/Desert Storm - Mine warfare
Book of General plans (blueprints) of the USS Esteem MSO-438
A walk through an MSO
Mine Neutralization
Collection of Minecraft patchs & plaques
The Floating Drydock Ship Plans for interior sections of the ship.
Taubman Ship Plans for exterior of ship
Surviving a Mine Two Navy Skippers Relive the Moments When Their Ships Were Hit by Mines
Korean War - Wonsan Mine Clearance, October-November 1950
Finnish Navy in WWII - Minewarfare
Royal Australian Navy in World War II - Minesweepers
Royal Australian Navy Service
The Ships & Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet Mine Countermeasures Ships, 1950 - 1993
Cardinal Class (MSH) Minesweeper/Hunter
Lebanon Crisis
Naval Quarantine of Cuba
Operation Market Time
Operation End Sweep
Operation Earnest Will
MSO's in private hands
Piggy back Minesweepers
Scrapped MSO's
Mothballed MSO's
Mine Squadron/Division Web Sites
MinDiv-33
MinDiv-44
MinDiv-45
MinDiv-71
MinDiv-81
MinDiv-85
MinDiv-91
MinDiv-91 - ALL HANDS article November 1966. Gamewardens of Vietnam Association site.
All other Minecraft Web Sites
COMINEWARCOM
Airborne Mine Countermeasures Association
USS Defender MCM-2
USS Sentry MCM-3
USS Champion MCM-4
USS Guardian MCM-5
USS Devastator MCM-6
USS Patriot MCM-7
USS Scout MCM-8
USS Pioneer MCM-9
USS Warrior MCM-10
USS Gladiator MCM-11
USS Ardent MCM-12
USS Dextrous MCM-13
USS Chief MCM-14
USS Catskill MCS-1
USS Inchon MCS-12
USS Osprey MHC-51
USS Heron MHC-52
USS Pelican MHC-53
USS Robin MHC-54
USS Oriole MHC-55
USS Blue Bird MSC-121
USS Cormorant MSC-122
USS Falcon MSC-190
USS Frigate Bird MSC-191
USS Hummingbird MSC-192
USS Jacana MSC-193
USS Kingbird MSC-194
USS Limpkin MSC-195
USS Meadowlark MSC-196
USS Parrot MSC-197
USS Peacock MSC-198
USS Phoebe MSC-199
USS Shrike MSC-201
USS Thrasher MSC-203
USS Thrush MSC-204
USS Vireo MSC-205
USS Warbler MSC-206
USS Whippoorwill MSC-207
USS Widgeon MSC-208
USS Albatross MSC-289
USS Albatross MSC-289 by Gary Whitcutt
USS Gannet MSC-290
USS Cove MSI-1
USS Cape MSI-2
USS Washtenaw County, LST-1166/MSS-2
USS Skill AM-115
USS Density AM-218 What became of her - Radio London History
USS Hazard AM-240
Another USS Hazard AM-240 Web Site
USS Inaugural AM-242
USS Pivot AM-276
USS Salute AM-294
USS Defense AM-317
Another USS Defense AM-317 Site
USS Devastator AM-318
USS Vigilance AM-324
USS Murrelet AM-372
USS Surfbird AM_MSF_ADG 383
USS Tanager AM-385
USS Medrick (PCS-1464/AMc-203) Ship's Log. By John H. Burns, Medrick crew member
USS Mockingbird (AMS-27, later MSC(O)-27), 1944-1956, originally named YMS-419
USS YMP-2
Yard Craft; Motorized; Mine Planter 1952 - 1954
USS YMS-425
USS Macomb DMS-23
USS Terror CM-5
History of the (British) Yard Minesweeper
Canadian Minesweepers
Royal Navy Ton Class Association
Royal Navy Hunt Class Mine Countermeasure Vessels
Royal Navy River Class Fleet Minesweepers (MSF)
H.M.S. Aldington
H.M.S. Maxton M1165
Corvettes of the Australian Navy
Minesweeping at Malta. 1940 -1946. 3 parts by Jack Williams, Algerine class minesweeper `SPANKER`.
Algerines Association
Hameln Class (Type 343) minesweepers German Navy
Dutch Minesweepers 3 pages of great photo's
Turkish Minewarfare Ships
Norwegian Minesweeper KNM Alta M-314
India MSO's
India MSI's
16th MInesweeper Squadron Australian Navy
NMSOA 2005 Reunion Photos.
NMSOA 2005 Reunion Photos by Floyd Farrar
NMSOA 2005 Reunion Photos by Al Hines
NMSOA 2005 Reunion Photos by Rick Szpyrka
NMSOA 2003 Reunion Photos by Rick Christie Sr.
Ratings Related Associations
United States Navy Radioman Association
National Sonar Association
American Association of Navy Hospital Corpsmen
Navy Corpsman
Navy Signalman
Navy ElectronicsTechnician
Navy Snipes
Association of Minemen
For Chief's, The Goat Locker
The Chiefs - National Chief Petty Officers Association
Association of Gunner's Mates
Boatswain's Call Dedicated to the Deck Force
The Retired Officer Magazine
The Navy Mustang Association
MSO Articles and Commentaries
Minehunters adopt names in honor of the old class of ocean minesweepers.
Prepare to Sweep Mines by Commander Murland W. Searight, US Navy.
Article from The Baltimore Sun Sparrows Point yard gets Navy ship-scrapping job.
Movies that have had Minesweepers in them
The Caine Mutiny Starring the USS Doyle DMS-34 and USS Surfbird AM-383.
Easy Come, Easy Go Starring the USS Gallant MSO-489.
Which Way to the Front Starring MineDiv 91, pier 9, Long Beach Ca.
The Thin Red Line Starring the HMAS Curlew M1121.
Paradise Road Starring the HMAS Curlew M1121.
Minesweeper 1943
Operation Petticoat Starring the USS Inflict MSO-456.
The Longest Day Starring MineDiv-83, USS Agile MSO-421, USS Aggressive MSO-422, USS Bold MSO-424, and USS Bulwark MSO-425. Filmed at Vieques, Puerto Rico.
Midway Starring USS Constant MSO-427.
Gilligans Island "Forget me not" season 1, episode 30, Starring the USS Loyalty MSO-457 and other MSO's.
Hitman's Run Starring the USS Tanager AM-385.
All Hands on Deck Starring Pier 9 and it's MSO's in a short background shot.
Books of Interest.
"Wooden Ships..Iron Men" By Commander David D. Bruhn - The U.S. Navy’s Ocean Minesweepers, 1953-1994
Proud Waters By Ewart Brookes - Minesweeper Novel 1954
Sweeps By Stephen Haywood Brown
Naval Minewarfare: Where the Fleet goes, We've been
Naval Minewarfare Markets (Jane's Special Reports)
Minehunters Patrol Boats and Logistics
Operation End Sweep : A History of Minesweeping Operations in North Vietnam by Edward J. Marolda
Out sweeps! : The story of the minesweepers in World War II
The Caine Mutiny : A Novel of World War... Served on the USS Zane DMS-14 and USS Southard DMS-10.
Steaming As Before : Wartime Minesweeping, Etc. about the WW2 YMS-353
In Danger's Hour, by DOUGLAS REEMAN. WWII Tiny 230-ft minesweeper Rob Roy fights E-boats, subs and planes to clear sea lanes for convoys. Then it's off to the Med to clear the way for Italian invasion.
Allied minesweeping in World War 2 by Peter Elliott
A Passage to Sword Beach : Minesweeping in the Royal Navy by Brendan A. Maher
Damn the Torpedoes by Tamara Moser Melia
Weapons That Wait - Mine Warfare in the U.S. Navy by Gregory K. Hartmann
Apollo Rises by Michael R. Ellis
Minesweeper Poems and stuff.
Minesweepers by Michael Ciaccio
In Memory of Five Fallen Shipmates on the USS Exultant MSO-441 by Wayne M. Davis
The Birth of the MSO
The Sailor and The Sea
An Old Sailor by Mary Applegate
USS Adroit MSO-509 by Jerry Coppage
The Mid-Watch by Mike Goss
A Sailors Prayer
The MSO By Mark Bradley
Just another Radio Watch.
In Memory of ENCS Ronie Mooney - USS Observer MSO-461
Locating Ship Information, Unit Awards and Citations, etc.
Unit Awards and Citations Master List
Armed Forces Service Medal Certificate Replacement
Ships History Branch - Naval Historical Center
Search eBay for any MSO, Minesweeper items
An email address locator service for ALL US Navy personnel, active, reserve, retired, separated, midshipmen, etc...
Deck Log - A Place for Naval Veterans to Reunite.
Just Interesting Stuff
Navy Chief Petty Officer heritage
Navy Humor
Naval Terminology, Jargon and Slang Part 1 - A through M
Naval Terminology, Jargon and Slang Part 2 - N through Z
Vietnam Era (Music)
Approximately 19 million gallons of Agent Orange sprayed in Vietnam between 1963 and 1970. Where do you suppose it went?This is the forum for the Blue Water Navy site which assists vets with agent orange problems.www.bluewaternavy.org/phpBB2
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