MSO Valdez

**MSO Valdez (MSC-368)** was a United States Navy minesweeper, part of the Agile-class (originally designated as AMS-368). She was laid down in 1954 and commissioned in 1955, serving primarily in mine countermeasure operations during the Cold War. MSO Valdez conducted training exercises, fleet maneuvers, and participated in readiness operations along the U.S. West Coast and occasionally in the Pacific. The vessel contributed to maintaining sea lane security before being decommissioned and struck from the Naval Vessel Register in the early 1970s.