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U.S.S. PEACOCK
(MSC-198)EVERY SHIP IS A
MINESWEEPER... ONCE
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MSC-198 Deployments - Major Events
Add a MSC-198 Shellback Initiation | Add a MSC-198 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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JAN | 1953 | - | Keel Date: 29 JAN 1953 at General Dynamics Quincy Shipbuilding Division Quincy | ||
JUN | 1954 | - | Launch Date: 19 JUN 1954 | ||
MAR | 1955 | - | Commissioned: 16 MAR 1955 | ||
APR | 1964 | - | APR | 1967 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
JAN | 1968 | - | DEC | 1969 | West Pac-Viet Nam |
MSC-198 General Specifications
Class: Falcon-class minesweeper
Complement: 39 Officers and Enlisted
Displacement: 362 tons
Length: 144 feet 3 inches
Beam: 27 feet 1 inches
Draft: 12 feet
Range: 2 500 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition: Sold for scrap 1 September 1976