. . . . . "USS Gallant (MSO-489), an Aggressive-class minesweeper, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named Gallant. The ship served in the US Navy from 1954 until 1994, when it was sold to Taiwan under the Security Assistance Program and renamed to Yung Ku (M 1308). The second Gallant (AM-489) was laid down on 21 May 1953 by J. M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp., Tacoma, Washington; launched on 4 June 1954; sponsored by Mrs. Walter Meserole; reclassified (MSO-489) on 7 February 1955; and commissioned as Gallant (MSO-489) at Tacoma on 14 September 1955."@en . "1121282483"^^ . . "Taiwan"@en . . . "*4 \u00D7 Packard ID1700 diesel engines\n*replaced by 4 \u00D7 Waukesha diesels\n*two shafts\n*two controllable pitch propellers"@en . . . . . . . "1994-09-08"^^ . . "MSO489"@en . . "1953-05-21"^^ . "25.928"^^ . . "*Initial configuration :\n*1 \u00D7 40 mm gun\n*2 \u00D7 .50 cal (12.7 mm) machine guns\n*Final configuration :\n*1 \u00D7 twin 20 mm gun\n*2 \u00D7 .50 cal. machine guns"@en . . . . "1955-09-14"^^ . . . . . . "USS Gallant"@en . . "3.048"^^ . . . . . . . . . . "1955-09-02"^^ . . "--02-07"^^ . "52425.6"^^ . "United States"@en . . . "1955-09-14"^^ . "1994-04-29"^^ . . . . "10.9728"^^ . . . . "2013-06-28"^^ . . "3481460"^^ . . "1994-09-08"^^ . . "ROCS Yung Ku"@en . "USS Gallant (AM-489)"@en . . "1994-04-29"^^ . . "1953-05-21"^^ . . "1955-09-02"^^ . . . . . . . . "--09-08"^^ . . "1954-06-04"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "J. M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp., Tacoma, Washington"@en . "52.4256"^^ . . . . . "title"@en . . "7539"^^ . "USS Gallant (MSO-489), an Aggressive-class minesweeper, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named Gallant. The ship served in the US Navy from 1954 until 1994, when it was sold to Taiwan under the Security Assistance Program and renamed to Yung Ku (M 1308). The second Gallant (AM-489) was laid down on 21 May 1953 by J. M. Martinac Shipbuilding Corp., Tacoma, Washington; launched on 4 June 1954; sponsored by Mrs. Walter Meserole; reclassified (MSO-489) on 7 February 1955; and commissioned as Gallant (MSO-489) at Tacoma on 14 September 1955."@en . . . . . "Sold to the Republic of China, 8 September 1994" . "2013-06-28"^^ . . . . . . . "USS Gallant (MSO-489)"@en . . "1994-09-08"^^ . . "1954-06-04"^^ . . . . . . "ROCS Yung Ku (MSO-1308)"@en . . "70"^^ . "NVR - MSO-489"@en .