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USS Venture -LRB- AM-496  /  MSO-496 -RRB- 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 .. minesweeper. Minesweeper ( ship ). U.S. Navy. U.S. Navy. The third ship to be named Venture by the Navy , MSO-496 was laid down on 11 January 1955 at Ft. Lauderdale , Florida , by Broward Marine Inc. as AM-496 ; redesignated MSO-496 on 7 February 1955 ; launched on 27 November 1956 ; sponsored by Mrs. Leroy Williams , wife of the Governor of Florida ; and commissioned on 3 February 1958 , Lt. Comdr. James H. Agles in command .. Florida. Florida