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MSC-319


MSC-319 was built for Greece.



Call sign:
Sierra - Zulu - Bravo - India

MSC-294 Class Coastal Minesweeper: Laid down, (date unknown) by Peterson Builders Inc., Sturgeon Bay, WI; Completed, 3 December 1968 and transferred to Greece as Alkyon (M 211); Active with the NATO Mine Countermeasures Force South.

Specifications: Displacement 375 t.; Length 144'; Beam 27'; Draft 8' 5"; Speed 14 kts; Complement 39; Armament two 20-mm; Propulsion two 880 shp General Motors diesel engines, two shafts.
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M-211 120k Barcelona, Spain, 26 January 2003. Fabio Peņa
M-211 97k Barcelona, Spain, 26 January 2003. Fabio Peņa
M-211 129k The German FGS Rottweil (M 1061) is moored forward of Alkyon.
Barcelona, Spain, 26 January 2003.
Fabio Peņa
M-211 82k The Turkish TCG Erdek (M 263) is moored off Alkyon's starboard bow.
Barcelona, Spain, 26 January 2003.
Fabio Peņa

There is no DANFS history available for MSC-311.
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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