USS Lucid is an “Aggressive Class” oceangoing minesweeper and a true sister ship, or exact copy, of three vessels built in Stockton for the United States Navy at Colberg Boat Works in the early 1950s. Lucid herself was built in 1953 by Higgins Industries in New Orleans, Louisiana. She served her country for 23 years until 1976, with her homeport in Long Beach but making multiple Western Pacific cruises, and supporting Operation Market Time.
Lucid’s story, while part of an extremely interesting facet of naval history, has not yet been comprehensively researched. The Stockton Maritime Museum is currently compiling archival documentation, media coverage, and stories from the surviving Lucid crew members. As of October 2025, the last year of her service has been developed into a short narrative by the last Executive Officer, Bruce Daniels, now available with donation in the ship’s gift shop.
The now museum ship is currently berthed behind the Building Futures Academy (BFA), where restoration is ongoing by a core group of 25 volunteers, and current BFA students.
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Lucid Stats
| Class | Aggressive Class Minesweeper Ocean |
| Laid down | 16 March 1953 as AM-458 at Higgins Shipyard, Inc., New Orleans, LA |
| Launched | 14 November 1953 |
| Redesignated | MSO-458, 7 February 1955 |
| Commissioned | USS Lucid (MSO-458), 4 May 1955 |
| Stricken | 15 May 1976 |
| Original cost | $9,000,000 |
| Length | 172′ |
| Beam | 35′ |
| Draft | 12′ |
| Displacement | 775 tons |
| Armament | One single 40mm mount |
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