USS Dextrous

USS Dextrous

USS "Dextrous" has been the name of two ships of the United States Navy.

*USS "Dextrous" (AM-341), an "Auk"-class minesweeper built in 1943.

*USS "Dextrous" (MCM-13), an "Avenger"-class mine countermeasures ship, commissioned in 1993 and currently in service.


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