USS Inflict ( AM - 456 ) USS " Inflict " ( AM - 456 / MSO - 456 ) was an " Aggressive " - class minesweeper acquired by the U . S . Navy for the task of removing mines that had been placed in the water to prevent the safe passage of ships . The second ship to be named " Inflict " by the Navy , " AM - 456 " was launched 16 October 1953 by Wilmington Boat Works , Inc . , Wilmington , California ; sponsored by Mrs . Robert E . Carlson ; and commissioned 11 May 1954 , Lt . G . T . Ragon in command . West Coast operations . After shakedown along the U . S . West Coast , " Inflict " engaged in sonar and minesweeping exercises until she departed Long Beach , California , 1 July for the western Pacific Ocean . Arriving Yokosuka , Japan 5 August she began operations with the navies of South Korea , Nationalist China , and Japan , In February 1955 she was reclassified " MSO 456 " . " Inflict " returned to Long Beach 17 February 1956 and spent the remainder of the year on training operations . Second Far East tour . In 1957 , " Inflict " continued operations off California and Mexico , helping to maintain one of America ' s mighty antisubmarine warfare forces . The minesweeper sailed 3 January 1958 for duty in the Far East . She arrived there as a crisis loomed in Indonesia . The strength of this mighty armada made itself felt as the crisis diminished quickly without incident . From 19 to 22 March 1958 , " Inflict " participated in Exercise " Bulwark " , the first bilateral exercise between Philippine and U . S . Navy . It took part in the third phase of the exercise , in waters off Corregidor and Caballo Islands . " Inflict " participated in joint exercises with the Thailand , and Chinese Nationalist navies before returning to Long Beach on 15 July . West Coast exercises . For the next 20 months she trained in California waters . On 3 May 1960 , " Inflict " sailed again for six months of joint operations with U . S . allies in Asia , and retured to Long Beach on 16 November . In 1961 , " Inflict " was engaged in minesweeping operations and midshipman training out of Long Beach . She sailed 7 April 1962 for exercises in Hawaiian waters , and returning to Long Beach on 17 August . In 1963 , in addition to training in California waters , " Inflict " sailed on 28 October for joint countermeasure exercises with Canada , and returned to Long Beach on 3 December . On 22 May 1964 , she sailed for duty in the Far East , operating with the friendly navies , and during the summer was deployed for service along South Vietnam . " Inflict " returned to Long Beach on 7 December . Supporting Market Time operations . She sailed for the Far East on 7 February 1966 . Arriving Subic Bay on 28 March , she headed for her " Market Time " station on 5 April . There , she patrolled to prevent the infiltration of arms and men from North Vietnam to the south . She left the war zone on 1 November and returned to Long Beach on 13 December . " Inflict " operated on the West Coast through mid - 1967 . Persian Gulf service . On 6 September 1987 , USS Grapple ( ARS - 53 ) left Little Creek , Virginia , with three minesweepers in tow : USS Fearless ( MSO - 442 ) , USS Illusive ( MSO - 448 ) , and " Inflict " . They transited the Suez Canal and arrived in the Gulf of Oman on 2 November 1987 . The trip set a record for the longest distance three ships were towed by one . While conducting minesweeping operations in the northern Persian Gulf , USS Inflict discovered and destroyed the first of ten underwater contact mines deployed in a field across the main shipping channel . These were the first underwater mines discovered and destroyed by the U . S . Navy since the Korean War . " Implicit " remained in the Persian Gulf to support Operation Earnest Will . Decommissioning . Decommissioned on 30 March 1990 " Inflict " was stricken 23 May 1990 . On 1 December 1992 , the Navy sold the ship for $ 12 , 000 for scrap .