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The 1964 Mediterranean cruise proved to be the last of her career. During the remainder of her active service, some seven years and six months, Agile served in waters near North America. She deployed to the West Indies and to the Gulf of Mexico several times but, otherwise, conducted local operations out of Charleston. At various times, the minesweeper served as a school ship for the Mine Warfare School and as a test platform for both the Mine Defense Laboratory at Panama City, Fla., and the Naval Ordnance Facility at Fort Lauderdale, Fla. In between those special assignments, the warship engaged in independent ship's exercises and type training. Those activities came to an end, however, on 28 July 1972 when Agile was placed out of commission at Charleston. Later that year, she was moved to a permanent berthing area with the Norfolk Group, Atlantic Reserve Fleet. There she remained for more than seven years. Her name was struck from the Navy list in September 1977, and she was sold to the Union Minerals & Alloys Corp. in February 1980 for scrapping.<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships [http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/a4-list.htm]</ref>
The 1964 Mediterranean cruise proved to be the last of her career. During the remainder of her active service, some seven years and six months, Agile served in waters near North America. She deployed to the West Indies and to the Gulf of Mexico several times but, otherwise, conducted local operations out of Charleston. At various times, the minesweeper served as a school ship for the Mine Warfare School and as a test platform for both the Mine Defense Laboratory at Panama City, Fla., and the Naval Ordnance Facility at Fort Lauderdale, Fla. In between those special assignments, the warship engaged in independent ship's exercises and type training. Those activities came to an end, however, on 28 July 1972 when Agile was placed out of commission at Charleston. Later that year, she was moved to a permanent berthing area with the Norfolk Group, Atlantic Reserve Fleet. There she remained for more than seven years. Her name was struck from the Navy list in September 1977, and she was sold to the Union Minerals & Alloys Corp. in February 1980 for scrapping.<ref>Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships [http://www.history.navy.mil/danfs/a4-list.htm]</ref>
See also [[Agile-I]].
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