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MMC-4

MMC-4 was built in Denmark.

Falster call sign:
Oscar - Victor - Lima - November

MMC-4 Class Minelayer/Danish Falster Class Minelayer: Laid down 7 April 1962 as MMC-4 by Nakskov Skibsvaerft A/S (Nakskov Ship Yard, Ltd.), Nakskov, Denmark under the "offshore" account of the International Logistics Program; Launched 19 September 1962; Commissioned in the Royal Danish Navy as HDMS Falster (N 80), 7 November 1963; Decommissioned 1 January 2000. Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 1,900 t.; Length 252' 6"; Beam 41'; Draft 10'; Speed 17 kts; Complement 133; Armament two 3"/50 dual mounts, four 20mm mounts (replaced by two Stinger missile launchers) and 400 mines; Propulsion two 4,800shp General Motors (Electro-Motive Div.) 16-567D3 diesel engines,
two shafts .

Size	Image Description	Source
44k	Royal Danish Naval Museum Archives photo	Joe Radigan
62k	Málaga, Spain	Eugenio's Warships
65k	c. 1968	Robert Hurst

There is no DANFS history currently available for MMC-4.

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

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