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MSO-481
ex-AM-481


AM-481 was built for the Netherlands.

AM-480 Class Fleet Minesweeper: Laid down 8 December 1952 as AM-481 by the Astoria Marine Construction Co., Astoria, OR; Launched, 7 November 1953; Completed 21 September 1954 and transferred to the Netherlands as Onbevreesd (M 885); Reclassified by U. S. Navy as an Ocean Minesweeper,
MSO-481, 7 February 1955; Reclassified A-855 in August 1965; Scrapped 17 March 1989.

Specifications: Displacement 750 t.; Length 171'; Beam 35'; Draft 10' 4"; Speed 15 kts; Complement 39; Armament, one 40-mm and two .50 cal. machine guns; Propulsion General Motors 1,600shp diesel enginess, two shafts.

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for full size image		 Size Image Description Source
AM-481 147k Seen in her original hull number, flying the Netherlands flag.
U. S. Navy photo		 Mercuur Museum Website
Onbevreesd 80k c. 1979, Frederikstad, Norway Mercuur Museum Website
Onbevreesd 66k After being stripped
Royal Dutch Navy Photo		 Mercuur Museum Website
There is no DANFS history available for MSO-481.
Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
Naval Minewarfare Association
Association of Minemen
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