USS Implicit MSO-455 
Wooden Ship – Iron Men
The Commanding Officers of the USS Implicit MSO-455 LCDR Alfred C. Filiatrault, Jr. March 1954 – June 1955 LCDR Arthur E. Hammarlund June 1955 – April 1957 LCDR Robert D. Gee April 1957 – November 1958 LCDR Donald J. Hanson November 1958 – July 1960 LCDR Charles A. Dodd July 1960 – July 1962 LCDR Alexander W. Rilling July 1962 – July 1964 LCDR Richard V. Dalton July 1964 – June 1966 LCDR George J. Carver June 1966 – September 1968 LCDR Virgil E. Strickland, Jr. September 1968 – October 1970 LCDR David E. Larison October 1970 – June 1972 LCDR Michael W. Bordy June 1972 – June 1974 LCDR Thomas W. Wright June 1974 – March 1976 LCDR Gale D. Brink March 1976 – November 1978 LCDR Howard F. Lee November 1978 – October 1980 LCDR Bruce E. Holdt October 1980 – December 1982 LCDR Thomas A. Baker December 1982 – December 1984 LCDR Bruce T. Van Belle December 1986 – February 1988 LCDR Steven W. Nerheim February 1988 – December 1988 LCDR Robert E. McCabe III December 1988 – April 1989 LCDR Daniel A Burns April 1989 – July 1989 LCDR Richard C. Rush July 1989 – July 1991 LCDR Michael L. James July 1991 – January 1994 CDR William C. Fosseen January 1994 – September 1994 CDR George D. Taylor, Jr. 25 Sept 1994 – 30 Sept 1994
LCDR Bruce B. Giannotti December 1984 – December 1986
The Implicit's Commanding Officer, LCDR Virgil E. Strickland Jr (Sep 1968 - Oct 1970),
is the white shorts standing on the right
LCDR Strickland sitting in the lounge chair
The Implicit's Commanding Officer, LCDR George J. Carver (Jun 1966 - Sep 1968),
is the officer on the left
LCDR Carver, as Officer of the Deck, maneuvers the Implicit along side the oiler USS Mattaponi AO-41
