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AM / MSO-504


MSO-504 was built for Belgium.



Breydel's call sign:
Oscar - Romeo - Juliet - Kilo



Agressive Class Ocean Minesweeper: Laid down, 25 November 1954 as AM-504 by the Tacoma Boat Building Co., Inc., Tacoma, WA; Reclassified as an Ocean Minesweeper MSO-504, 7 February 1955; Launched, 25 March 1955; Completed, 24 January 1956; Transferred to Belgium as Breydel (M 906), 15 February 1956; Retired from service, January 1993; Sold, 1995 to "De Leuvense Compagnie vzw" to be transformed into a museum ship; The Breydel is currently moored at Rupelmonde, Belgium. 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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MSO-504 90k MSO-504
US Navy Photo
Belgium MSO Web Site
MSO-504 76k In dry dock at Bremerton, c. 1956 Belgium MSO Web Site
MSO-504 111k In dry dock at Bremerton, c. 1956 Belgium MSO Web Site
MSO-504 78k Breydel (M 906)
Belgium Navy Photo
Belgium MSO Web Site
MSO-504 75k Breydel (M 906) at Rupelmonde, Belgium. October 2000.
Photo by Daniel Develter
Breydel Museum Web Site

There is no DANFS history available for MSO-504.
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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