USS Pledge (MSO-492)

USS Pledge (MSO-492) was an Agile-class minesweeper of the United States Navy, commissioned on 20 October 1955. Designed for mine countermeasure operations, she served extensively in the Pacific, participating in training exercises and supporting fleet operations during the Cold War. The ship contributed to several multinational exercises and operated in areas such as the Western Pacific and off the coast of Vietnam during the Vietnam War. USS Pledge was decommissioned on 1 January 1994 after nearly four decades of service and was subsequently struck from the Naval Vessel Register.