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MSC-70
ex-AMS-70
ex-Chukor (AMS 70)
Chukor was built for France.
Adjutant Class Motor Minesweeper: Laid down in 1952 as Motor Minesweeper Chukor (AMS 70) by Frank L. Samples, Jr., Inc., Boothbay Harbor, ME; Launched in 1952; Completed 19 May 1953 and transferred to France as Acanthe (M 639); The name Chukor was canceled 9 June 1953; Commissioned 9 October 1953; Reclassified by U. S. Navy as a Coastal Minesweeper, MSC-70, 7 February 1955; Decommissioned in September 1981 and struck from the Naval register; Sold 23 November 1984. Fate unknown.
Specifications: Displacement 405 t.; Length 144'; Beam 27'; Draft 9'; Speed 14 kts; Complement 40; Armament two 20mm; Propulsion two 450 shp General Motors diesel engines, two shafts.
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Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships History:Chukor
A partridge of southern Asia.
The name Chukor was assigned erroneously to AMS-70 which was building for the Military Defense Assistance Program. The name was canceled on 9
June 1953.
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