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AMS / MSC-105


AMS-105 was built for The Netherlands.

Adjutant Class Motor Minesweeper: Laid down, (date unknown) as AMS-105 by the Tampa Marine Co., Tampa, FL; Launched, (date unknown); Completed, 3 July 1953 and transferred to The Netherlands as Beemster (M 845); Reclassified MSC-105, 7 February 1955; Decommissioned (date unknown); Struck from the Naval Register, 1975. Fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 405 t.; Length 144'; Beam 27'; Draft 9'; Speed 14 kts; Complement 40; Armament, two twin 20-mm; Propulsion General Motors diesels, two shafts.
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Beemster 90k Beemster (M 845) in company with Borne (M 850) ex-AMS-108.
Royal Dutch Navy Photo
Royal Dutch Navy

There is no DANFS history available for AMS-105.
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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