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MSO-482
ex-AM-482


Courtesy of Arie van Mazijk


Call sign:
Papa - Alpha - Sierra - Uniform


AM-482 was built for the Netherlands

AM-480 Class Fleet Minesweeper:

  • Laid down 11 April 1952 as AM-482 by the Astoria Marine Construction Co., Astoria, OR
  • Launched 6 March 1954
  • Sponsored by Mrs. W. J. Peterson
  • Completed 18 January 1955
  • Transferred to the Netherlands 31 January 1955 and named Onvervaard (M 888)
  • Reclassified by U. S. Navy as an Ocean Minesweeper, MSO-482, 7 February 1955
  • Reclassified A-858 in August 1965
  • Sold for scrap 14 November 1984 to Deans Marine Ltd. of Sheerness, United Kingdom.

    Specifications:

  • Displacement 750 t.
  • Length 171'
  • Beam 35'
  • Draft 10' 4"
  • Speed 15 kts.
  • Complement 39
  • Armament: One 40mm mount and two .50 cal. machine guns
  • Propulsion: General Motors 1,600shp diesel engines, two shafts.
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    Size Image Description Source
    Onvervaard (M 888)
    MSO-482 131k c. 1955
    Flying the Dutch flag but still wearing her U.S. Navy hull number
    Arie van Mazijk
    MSO-482 47k 1 February 1956
    Den Helder, Holland
    Moored forward of Onverdroten (M 889), ex-MSO-485
    MSO-482 57k 1 February 1956
    Den Helder, Holland
    MSO-482 232k . Pieter Bakels
    Onvervaard (A 858)
    MSO-482 72k . Arie van Mazijk
    MSO-482 67k
    MSO-482 72k
    MSO-482 52k Photographed from a Dutch P2V Neptune anti-submarine patrol plane
    MSO-482 99k c. 1966 Robert Hurst
    MSO-482 62k Original photo: c. 1969
    Royal Netherlands Navy photo from the 1969/1970 edition of Jane's Fighting Ships
    Original photo: Robert Hurst
    Replacement photo: Arie van Mazijk
    Onvervaard
    MSO-482 48k Under tow to Deans Marine, Ltd. for scrapping Arie van Mazijk
    MSO-482 52k
    MSO-482 83k
    MSO-482 61k

    There is no DANFS history available for MSO-482
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    102 Minesweepers (MSO) Oceangoing Minesweepers Naval Minewarfare Association Association of Minemen

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