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COMMANDING OFFICERS
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LTJG Louis S.Brackney
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Aug 1955-Oct 1957
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LT Robert W.Commey
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Oct 1957-Jul 1959
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LT Paul E.Treaby
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Jul 1959-May 1960
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LT Eugene T.Polini
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May 1960-May 1961
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LT E.A.Mozely
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May 1961-Oct 1962
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LT George K.Gowans Jr.
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Oct 1962-Jan 1964
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LT James A.Mace
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Jan 1964-Jul 1965
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LT Robert C.Johnson Jr.
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Jul 1965-Jun 1967
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LT J.Michael Miller
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Jun 1967-Sep 1968
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LT Clark M.Taylor
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Sep 1968-Aug 1969 (OIC)
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LT Chet Roberts
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Aug 1969-1971 (OIC)
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Armed Forces Expeditionary Medals (2) for Dominican Republic; 05 JULY 1965
to 08 AUGUST 1965 and 18 SEPTEMBER 1965 to 09 OCTOBER 1965 . Navy Expeditionary Medals (2) for Cuba;
27 JANUARY 1961 to 27 APRIL 1961 and 30 OCTOBER 1961 to 13 JANUARY 1962
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The third Bluebird (AMS-121) was launched 11 May 1953 by Mare Island Naval Shipyard; sponsored by
Mrs. George C. Demmon; and commissioned 24 July 1953, Lieutenant W. C. Graham in command.
On 27 May 1954 Bluebird arrived at Charleston, S. C., and reported to Mine Force, Atlantic. Operating
out of Charleston between June 1954 and January 1956, she participated in various evaluation tests of Bluebird class minesweepers.
On 7 February 1955 her classification was changed to MSC-121. Her home port was changed to Yorktown, Va., in January 1956.
Since that time she has conducted local operations near Yorktown.
On 15 February 1961, USS Bluebird (MSC) rescued 11 crewmen of the burning and sinking motor ship,
SS Joanne, off Georgetown, Cayman Islands.
1965 to 1966
Commander Mine Division FOUR TWO
Embarked USS Bluebird (MSC-421)
Homeport
- Charleston, SC
CDR John Stanard
I was searching the internet for possible contacts from Mare Island
Naval Hospital
or Mare Island Naval Dispensary when I came across your web page. At the time of the launch I was an HM3 and was on the ship
at the time of the launch.I was told to wear dress blues that day but not told why. Then was told to take a first aid bag
and report for the launch. I went aboard and wondered what exactly I was supposed to do. Nobody ever told me so I stood
there trying to look informed. After the launch returned to shore and reported back to the dispensary for duty.
Ron Harper
HM3
Members of the minesweeping community; The Lucid MSO-458 Foundation was formed by a group of minesweeper
crewmen who served aboard US Navy MSO's. MSO's are a class of wooden hull oceangoing minesweepers that are now decommissioned
and fading from public memory. The group has obtained the USS Lucid MSO-458 and has her docked at Bradford Island, California.
Work has begun! The organization is restoring her and a public museum is established. The MSO is a little known and poorly
documented, extremely interesting facet of Naval history. The USS Lucid Museum is dedicated to telling the story of the minesweeping
men and their wooden ships, the last all wooden US Naval ships, to navigate the oceans. We will be telling the stories of
Mine Recovery and UDT teams, Floating Pigs, Hammer Boxes, Magtails, Aluminum Engines and Towed Sonar. The little known stories
of Contact, Magnetic and Acoustic minesweeping as well as the mystery of Magnetic Countermeasures will be told through the
displays, narratives and museum media. Typhoons, tiny ships and ice-clad superstructures are only a small part of the "Wooden
Ships and Iron Men" story. From sweeping the Mekong Delta in Viet Nam, observing the final Nuclear blasts on Johnston Island
to sweeping the Persian Gulf, "Where the Fleet Goes, We've Been" will be clearly illustrated. Since there is no other Naval
Museum that even attempts to tell the story of the MSO the USS Lucid is an important and living detail of US Naval History.
First, Lucid must undergo a restoration. Previous civilian owners for commercial use have modified her. She needs hull repairs
and painting and re-outfitting to be brought back to her former Naval dignity and glory. The Lucid MSO-458 Foundation has
a workforce of planners, engineers and volunteer manpower who are vested and committed to this grand and worthy project. Bringing
her to life is a large financial undertaking. We’re looking for tax-exempt gifts from the Military Industrial sector
and individuals to help with this extremely valuable endeavor. Of course, all donors will be properly and prominently acknowledged
aboard the vessel. Your donation will help preserve this vital part of Naval History. Please join us in telling the MSO story
by sending a tax-exempt gift to Lucid MSO-458 Foundation, a 501 (c)(3) non-profit foundation through our website. http://www.usslucid.org
W.W."Mike"Warren EN2
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