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MSC-287

MSC-287 was built for Spain.

Tajo call sign:
Echo - Bravo - India - Victor

MSC-268 Class Coastal Minesweeper: Laid down as MSC-287 by the Tampa Marine Corp., Tampa, FL; Launched, 1 May 1958; Completed, 18 May 1959; Transferred to Spain as Tajo (M 30), 9 July 1959; Reclassified M-24 in 1980; Struck from the Naval Register 25 January 2002. Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 370 t.; Length 152'; Beam 28'; Draft 7'; Speed 14 kts; Complement 38; Armament two 20-mm; Propulsion two 800 bhp 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
Tajo (M 30)
	50k	c. 1968	Robert Hurst
	83k	c. 1970s. Spanish Navy Photo	Fabio Peña
Tajo (M 24)
	54k	c. February 1986 Arsenal De Cartagena, Spain.	Ignacio López

There is no DANFS history available for MSC-287.

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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