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MSC-75
ex-AMS-75


AMS-75 was built for Italy, later transferred to Greece


Gelso call sign:
India - Hotel - Lima - India


Euniki call sign:
Sierra - Zulu - Zulu - Bravo
Adjutant Class Motor Minesweeper: Laid down as AMS-75 by the Henry C. Grebe and Co., Inc., Chiage, IL; Launched 2 February 1954; Completed, 2 February 1954 and transferred to Italy as Gelso (M 5509); Reclassified by U. S. Navy as a Coastal Minesweeper, MSC-75, 7 February 1955; Transferred to Greece in 1995 as Euniki (M 61)and struck from the Naval Register.

Specifications: Displacement 405 t.; Length 144'; Beam 27'; Draft 9'; Speed 14 kts; Complement 40; Armament, two twin 20-mm; Propulsion two 880hp General Motors 8-268A diesel engines, two shafts.

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Euniki 72k Hellenic Navy Photo Royal Hellenic Navy
Euniki 75k Hellenic Navy Photo Royal Hellenic Navy
Euniki 59k Euniki (M 61) in port at Barcelona, Spain 23 March 2002. To starboard is the Turkish ship TCG Enez (M 262) and to port is the Germany FGS Weiden (M 1016). The stern of the Italian ITS Numana (M 5557) is just visible off her bow. Fabio Peņa
Euniki 102k Euniki (M 61) in port at Barcelona, Spain 23 March 2002. To starboard is the Turkish ship TCG Enez (M 262) and to port is the Germany FGS Weiden (M 1016). Fabio Peņa
There is no DANFS history available for MSC-75.
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