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MSC-288


MSC-288 was built for Spain.



Odiel call sign:
Echo - Bravo - Juliet - Charlie

MSC-268 Class Coastal Minesweeper: Laid down as MSC-288, (date unknown) by the Tampa Marine Corp., Tampa, FL; Launched, 3 September 1958; Completed, 29 June 1959; Transferred to Spain as Odiel (M 32), 9 October 1959; Reclassified M-26, 1980; Still active in the Spanish Navy as of 2002.

Specifications: Displacement 370 t.; Length 152'; Beam 28'; Draft 7'; Speed 14 kts; Complement 38; Armament two 20-mm; Propulsion two 600 shp General Motors diesel engines, two shafts.
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MSC-288 146k MSC-288 with her original hull number, flying the Spanish colors Manolo Budiņo
Odiel 120k Odiel (M 26). c. 1980s.
Spanish Navy Photo
Fabio Peņa
Odiel 160k Odiel
Barcelona, Spain, 10 November 2002.
Fabio Peņa
Odiel/Sil/Ebro/Genil 131k Odiel; Sil (M-27), ex-Redwing (MSC 200); Ebro (M-22) ex-MSC-269; and Genil (M-25), ex-MSC-279.
Barcelona, Spain, 10 November 2002.
Fabio Peņa
Odiel/Sil/Ebro/Genil 86k Odiel; Sil (M-27), ex-Redwing (MSC 200); Ebro (M-22) ex-MSC-269; and Genil (M-25), ex-MSC-279.
Barcelona, Spain, 10 November 2002.
Fabio Peņa

There is no DANFS history available for MSC-288.
Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
Fleet Reserve Association

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