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MSC-269

MSC-269 was built for Spain.

Ebro call sign:
Echo - Bravo - India - Zulu

MCS-268 Class Coastal Minesweeper: Laid down as MSC-269 by the Bellingham Shipyards Co., Bellingham, WA; Launched, 8 November 1957; Completed 18 December 1958 and transferred to Spain as Ebro (M 26); Reclassified M-22; Decommissioned and struck from the Naval Register 25 February 2005.

Specifications: Displacement 370 t.; Length 152'; Beam 28'; Draft 7'; Speed 14 kts; Complement 38; Armament, two 20-mm; Propulsion two 60shp General Motors diesel engines, two shafts.

Size	Image Description	Source
95k	Spanish Navy photo	.
49k	c. February 1986 Barcelona, Spain	Ignacio López
109k	6 December 1988. A small portion of Ebro's stern is shown alongside Duero (M 23) ex-M-28, ex-AMS-266, ex-MSC-266. Both are at "dress ship" for Spanish Constitution Day.	Fabio Peña
368k	17 March 2002 Málaga, Spain	Javier Bueno Iturbe
131k	10 November 2002 Barcelona, Spain Odiel (M 26), ex-MSC-288; Sil (M 27), ex-Redwing (MSC 200); Ebro; and Genil (M-25), ex-MSC-279.	Fabio Peña
86k	10 November 2002 Barcelona, Spain Odiel (M 26), ex-MSC-288; Sil (M 27), ex-Redwing (MSC 200); Ebro; and Genil (M-25), ex-MSC-279.	Fabio Peña

There is no DANFS history available for MSC-269.

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
Fleet Reserve Association

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
Naval Minewarfare Association
Association of Minemen

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