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Although it was planned to modernize all U.S. Navy ship of this class, only 19 ships were modernized starting with Fiscal Year 1968. The modernization cost between 700,000 and $1,500,000 per ship and should enable them to operate for another ten years. The ships received new aluminum block Waukesha diesel engines and the superstructure was enlarged aft. The UQS-1 sonar was replaced with SQQ-14. Two PAP-104 cable-guided undersea tools were added. Also, two 40&nbsp;hp zodiacs were carried for the purpose of mooring the new sonar reflectors. Also, a team of [[Underwater Demolition Team|mine clearance divers]] was added. Additional space on the foc'sle was needed for installation of the SQQ-14 cabling so the 40mm Bofors bow gun was replaced with a mount for a twin 20&nbsp;mm Mk 68 gun.<ref>Terzibaschitsch, p. 609; http://www.allwoodships.com/MilitaryShips/MineWarfare/AM-421,Agile-Aggressive.htm {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402142712/http://www.allwoodships.com/MilitaryShips/MineWarfare/AM-421,Agile-Aggressive.htm |date=2015-04-02 }}</ref>

As of 2025, the last Agile-class minesweeper, [[USS Implicit (AM-455)|ROCS ''Yung Yang'']] retired from Taiwan Navy service.<ref>{{cite web | title=最後1艘永陽級掃雷艦將除役 海軍掃雷戰力持續衰退 | date=9 May 2025 | url=https://tw.news.yahoo.com/%E6%9C%80%E5%BE%8C1%E8%89%98%E6%B0%B8%E9%99%BD%E7%B4%9A%E6%8E%83%E9%9B%B7%E8%89%A6%E5%B0%87%E9%99%A4%E5%BD%B9-%E6%B5%B7%E8%BB%8D%E6%8E%83%E9%9B%B7%E6%88%B0%E5%8A%9B%E6%8C%81%E7%BA%8C%E8%A1%B0%E9%80%80-103717537.html }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=20250701-大岡（Atf-554)與永陽（Mso-1306）軍艦今天除役，感謝二艘軍艦捍衛國家，感謝木殼船上的鋼鐵人的保家衛國 | website=[[YouTube]] | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBT5drSboL4 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=大岡軍艦ATF-554除役最後降旗典禮及最後身影/永陽軍艦MSO-1306最後身影(謝謝林老師Roger Lin提供) | website=[[YouTube]] | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tW5rE2HyMCc }}</ref>

==Construction and disposition==