USS Nimble

USS Nimble

USS Nimble is a name used more than once by the U.S. Navy:

* USS Nimble (AM-266), laid down 2 August 1943 by the American Ship Building Co., Lorain, Ohio.

* USS Nimble (MSO-459), laid down as AM–459, 27 April 1953 by Higgins, Inc., New Orleans, Louisiana.

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