Until September 1956 '' Nimble '' was employed in operations in the 6th Naval District . On the 4th of that month , she departed the South Carolina coast for her first European deployment . Steaming to the North Sea , she participated in NATO exercises , then sailed to the Mediterranean to serve in the U.S. 6th Fleet until 22 February 1957 . Beginning with that deployment , '' Nimble '' steamed to the Mediterranean for 6 months duty with the 6th Fleet on a bi-yearly basis until 1964 . Breaking that pattern in that year , she resumed it in 1965 , and has continued to follow it into 1970 . '' Nimble '' Participated in the recovery effort of the 1966 Palomares B-52 crash
1966 Palomares B-52 crash
1966 Palomares B-52 crash
USS Nimble (AM-459)