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(MSO-461)


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MSO-461 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
JUL1953-Keel Date: 20 JUL 1953
OCT1954-Launch Date: 19 OCT 1954
AUG1955-Commissioned: 31 AUG 1955
JAN1958-JUN1958Mediterranean
JAN1963-JUN1963Caribbean
JAN1963-JAN1964Mediterranean
JAN1964-JUN1964Mediterranean
JAN1965-JUN1965Caribbean
APR1969-OCT1969Mediterranean

MSO-461 General Specifications

Complement: 65

Displacement: 775 tons

Length: 172 feet

Beam: 36 feet

Draft: 10 feet

Flank Speed: 15 knots