Great video! My dad was on the USS Fortify 446 during the Westpac Tour! It’s great to see one of these being saved. He always said “wooden ships, iron men” and that certainly is the Gods honest truth!
Love my MSO's, I'm retired and former Ships Company of USS Leader MSO 490 , and USS Fearless MSO 442 to name a few. Glad to see this ship being restored
Wow! I haven't seen an MSO since I was 13 years old, on my first visit to Naval Station Mayport in Jacksonville FL. At that time, I remember asking my dad how the Navy still had wooden hulled ships in the 80's. He said it was because they were the only ships that could do their job.
wow everyone you guys have done a fantastic job on the Lucid . i wish i lived in Stockton so i could get hands on with this ship. i was in the US Coast Guard and i have been happy to see people getting involved with saveing our sea going history. i hopw i can ge t out there and visit the Lucid. keep up the good work.
Glad to see so many mine sweep sailors responding and a big thumbs up to your crew restoring this ship . , I was on the USS Zcowuest MSO 488 for operation " End Sweep" in the Gulf of Tonkin in the early 70s . Ben Sadleir EN2
Lucid was one of the four minesweepers in a division of ships: ACME (MSO 508), REAPER (MSO 467), PRIME (MSO 466) AND LUCID (MSO 458) that left Long Beach, CA on 1 April 1968, for Vietnam. I was on ACME.
@@geofffikar3417 Not too bad. Only scary moment was when we had to recover bodies from a sunken PCF (Patrol Craft Fat). Unfortnately suunk by friendly fire. We had the newest in sonar gear. 1-1/2 miles off the coast and 1-1/2 miles south of the DMZ with a cruiser firing gunfire support over heads. Sweeps only have a single 40mm or twin 20mm on the bow and a 50 cal on the bridge wings. Not enough protection obviously.
@@geofffikar3417 Most days were pretty routine. Many, many miles of steaming. Sweeps are not fast at all! Built for pulling the sweep gear through the water and not for speed.
Wow, memories, not great but memories none the less, those that I can still remember due to my prior service Army issued TBI and PTSD. After active Army, joined USNR right there at Rough and Ready. Was on the USS McKee AS-41 but was pulled off and put on a MSO, the Esteem if fractured memory serves, for the PGYC tanker war around 1988 I think.
I spent 3 years on the MinDiv93 sister ship, USS Excel, MSO-439. Made 2 WESTPAC deployments with the Lucid in 1965 and 1967. The lockers were aluminum and had to be kept shined (a dreaded chore). The plumbing was all copper, no magnetic galvanized. I'll be in contact. Thanks for the video. Jon, RM3, USS Excel.
Former USS Fidelity MSO443 HT2, Love to see you are saving one last MSO. I read that the former USS Pledge was decommissioned in Taiwan in 2021. Dont know if it was scrapped, Could it be a source of more parts?
I’m happy to see stockton doing something to highlight Stocktons rich maritime history .it seems the city destroys and tears down our historic buildings or neglects them until they are are blight . We need city officers who cherish our history.
This ship is awesome. I love the care, respect and work being put into this ship. Thank you!
The New Jersey gang sent me here and I am glad they did! I hope to visit soon.
Great video! My dad was on the USS Fortify 446 during the Westpac Tour! It’s great to see one of these being saved. He always said “wooden ships, iron men” and that certainly is the Gods honest truth!
This is so fantastic. I was on the Impervious MSO 449 for all of the Gulf War and looking at the Lucid has brought back so may memoires.
Love my MSO's, I'm retired and former Ships Company of USS Leader MSO 490 , and USS Fearless MSO 442 to name a few. Glad to see this ship being restored
I was on the Fearless too, EN1 Szczerba A gang. I decommissioned the Adroit MSO 509 in Norfolk VA, best day of my life.
@@cmsracing What years on 442?
Wow! I haven't seen an MSO since I was 13 years old, on my first visit to Naval Station Mayport in Jacksonville FL. At that time, I remember asking my dad how the Navy still had wooden hulled ships in the 80's. He said it was because they were the only ships that could do their job.
Excellent work. I served aboard USS Exaultant MSO 441 68 -69 out of Charleston, SC.
WOW ! - What an awesome look at the progress of the Lucid and a glimpse to the future in downtown Stockton..
Glad to see this hard work pay of for all of you. Also Ryan sent me as well and glad I found another fine ship clawing it's way back!
wow everyone you guys have done a fantastic job on the Lucid . i wish i lived in Stockton so i could get hands on with this ship. i was in the US Coast Guard and i have been happy to see people getting involved with saveing our sea going history. i hopw i can ge t out there and visit the Lucid. keep up the good work.
Glad to see so many mine sweep sailors responding and a big thumbs up to your crew restoring this ship .
, I was on the USS Zcowuest MSO 488 for operation " End Sweep" in the Gulf of Tonkin in the early 70s .
Ben Sadleir EN2
I was on the Impervious MSO449 at the beginning of Operation End Sweep, Jan. 1973.
Lucid was one of the four minesweepers in a division of ships: ACME (MSO 508), REAPER (MSO 467), PRIME (MSO 466) AND LUCID (MSO 458) that left Long Beach, CA on 1 April 1968, for Vietnam.
I was on ACME.
Did you have a lot of scary moments overseas?
@@geofffikar3417 Not too bad.
Only scary moment was when we had to recover bodies from a sunken PCF (Patrol Craft Fat).
Unfortnately suunk by friendly fire.
We had the newest in sonar gear.
1-1/2 miles off the coast and 1-1/2 miles south of the DMZ with a cruiser firing gunfire support over heads.
Sweeps only have a single 40mm or twin 20mm on the bow and a 50 cal on the bridge wings.
Not enough protection obviously.
@@railroad9000 Thank you. I thought
you might have said you had those
moments everyday considering you
were in a war.
@@geofffikar3417 Most days were pretty routine.
Many, many miles of steaming.
Sweeps are not fast at all!
Built for pulling the sweep gear through the water and not for speed.
Amazing video! Can’t wait to see the process of the Lucid and get to visit her when she’s completely done.
Sorry New Jersey I love yall but this production quality is far superior
Navy vet here, can't wait to see her in person here in my hometown
Very nice. A man with a battleship sent me. 😁
Me too!
Ryan sent me here. Glad I came!
Pretty decent production value here. Ryan’s recommendation was a good one. Props to the camera/editor.
Definitely don’t feed the sea bat 😄
Fantastic work !
Wow, memories, not great but memories none the less, those that I can still remember due to my prior service Army issued TBI and PTSD. After active Army, joined USNR right there at Rough and Ready. Was on the USS McKee AS-41 but was pulled off and put on a MSO, the Esteem if fractured memory serves, for the PGYC tanker war around 1988 I think.
Amazing news. Best of luck to you from Canada
I spent 3 years on the MinDiv93 sister ship, USS Excel, MSO-439. Made 2 WESTPAC deployments with the Lucid in 1965 and 1967. The lockers were aluminum and had to be kept shined (a dreaded chore). The plumbing was all copper, no magnetic galvanized. I'll be in contact. Thanks for the video. Jon, RM3, USS Excel.
Thank you for the upload!
Former USS Fidelity MSO443 HT2, Love to see you are saving one last MSO. I read that the former USS Pledge was decommissioned in Taiwan in 2021. Dont know if it was scrapped, Could it be a source of more parts?
Great job, think about getting one of the QUEEN MARY'S life boats . Your museum will grow !
What do you do with the bit of the hull that's under wster?
That shield is just thin sheet stock no way would that hold up to any solid water over the foredeck.
Where is MSO 439 USS Excelm
I’m happy to see stockton doing something to highlight Stocktons rich maritime history .it seems the city destroys and tears down our historic buildings or neglects them until they are are blight . We need city officers who cherish our history.