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U.S.S. FRIGATEBIRD
(MSC-191)Click to view crew list
MSC-191 Deployments - Major Events
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| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| JUL | 1953 | - | Keel Date: 20 JUL 1953 at Quincy Adams Yacht Yard | ||
| OCT | 1953 | - | Launch Date: 24 OCT 1953 | ||
| JAN | 1955 | - | Commissioned: 13 JAN 1955 | ||
| OCT | 1962 | - | OCT | 1962 | Cuban 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