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U.S.S. FRIGATEBIRD

(MSC-191)


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MSC-191 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
JUL1953-Keel Date: 20 JUL 1953
at Quincy Adams Yacht Yard
OCT1953-Launch Date: 24 OCT 1953
JAN1955-Commissioned: 13 JAN 1955
OCT1962-OCT1962Cuban Missle Blockade

MSC-191 General Specifications

Class: Bluebird-class minesweeper

Named for: frigate bird

Complement: 39 Officers and Enlisted

Displacement: 290 tons

Length: 144 feet 3 inches

Beam: 28 feet

Flank Speed: 13 knots

Final Disposition: Sold for scrap 1 September 1976