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MSC-284

MSC-284 was built for South Korea.

MSC-268 Class Coastal Minesweeper: Laid down as MSC-284 by the Harbor Boat Building Co., Terminal Island, CA; Completed 12 June 1959 and transferred to South Korea as Kum San (MSC 522). Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 375 t.; Length 144'; Beam 27'; Draft 8' 5"; Speed 14 kts; Complement 39; Armament two 20-mm; Propulsion two 800bhp General Motors 8-268A diesel engines, Snow and Knobstedt single reduction gear, two shafts.

Click On Image For Full Size Image	Size	Image Description		Source
	74k	c. 1967		Robert Hurst

There is no DANFS history available for MSC-284.

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation

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

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