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MSI-73


MSI-73 was built in Italy.

MSI-58 Class Inshore Minesweeper:

  • Laid down in 1957 as MSI-73 in Marina di Carrara, Italy
  • Launched 19 May 1957
  • Delivered 11 July 1957
  • Commissioned Riccio (M 5465)
  • Reclassified GLS-502
  • Scrapped at La Spezia, Italy.

    Specifications:

  • Displacement 120 t.
  • Length 112'
  • Beam 23'
  • Draft 8'
  • Speed 12 kts.
  • Complement 21
  • Armament: One .50 cal. machine gun
  • Propulsion: Two Fiat MTU 12V-493-TY7 diesel engines, reduction to one shaft.
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    Size Image Description Source
    Riccio (M 5465)
    MSI-73 83k c. 1958
    Italian Navy photos from the 1958/1959 edition of Jane's Fighting Ships
    Robert Hurst
    MSI-73 471k 21 June 1979
    La Spezia, Italy
    Carlo Martinelli
    Riccio (GLS 502)
    MSI-73 486k 20 June 1985
    La Spezia, Italy
    Carlo Martinelli

    There is no DANFS history currently available for MSI-73.
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    Naval Minewarfare Association
    Association of Minemen

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