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AM / MSO-516


MSO-516 was built for Belgium.



F. Bovesse's call sign:
Oscar - Romeo - Juliet - November



Acme Class Ocean Minesweeper: Authorized as AM-516; Reclassified as an Ocean Minesweeper MSO-516, 7 February 1955; Laid down, 1 April 1955 by the Tampa Marine Co., Tampa, FL; Launched, 8 February 1956; Completed, 21 December 1956; Transferred to Belgium as F. Bovesse (M 909), 2 January 1957; Retired from service, 1993. Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 934 t.; Length 190'; Beam 36'; Draft 12'; Speed 15 kts; Complement 81; Armament, one 40-mm and two .50 cal. machine guns; Propulsion General Motors 2,700shp diesels, two shafts.
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MINDIV-82 120k Ship's of Mine Division Eighty Two prepare to leave Charleston, SC for a Mediterranean deployment. MINDIV-82 ship's from left to right are: Fearless (MSO 442), Avenge (MSO 423), Exultant (MSO 441), the Belgium Minesweeper F. Bovesse (M 909) (ex-MSO-516), and Fidelity (MSO 443).
Photo courtesy of Leroy D. "Mo" Mahoney
Official US Navy Photo
Belgium MSO Web Site
M-909 82k Belgium Navy Photo Belgium MSO Web Site

There is no DANFS history available for MSO-516.
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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