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AMS / MSC-139


AMS-139 was built for Spain.



Nalón (M 21) call sign:
Echo - Bravo - India - Golf



Bluebird Class Motor Minesweeper: Laid down as AMS-139 by the South Coast Co., Newport Beach, CA; Launched, 22 November 1952; Completed, 1 February 1954; Transferred to Spain as Nalón (M 21), 16 February 1954; U. S. Navy reclassified as a Coastal Minesweeper MSC-139, 7 February 1955; Reclassified as a Patrol Craft PVZ-51, 1980; Reclassieied P-51, 1986; Struck, 1993; Sunk as an artificial reef in Mazarrón Bay, 6 June 1999.

Specifications: Displacement 362 t.; Length 144' 3"; Beam 27' 2"; Draft 12'; Speed 13 kts; Complement 40; Armament, one twin 20-mm; Propulsion 600shp Packard diesel engines, two shafts.
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Nalon 56k Nalón (P 51) at Marin, Pontevedra, Spain. c. May 1987. Ignacio López

There is no DANFS history available for AMS-139
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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