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AM / MSO-503


MSO-503 was built for Belgium.



Artevelde's call sign:
Oscar - Romeo - Juliet - Lima



Agressive Class Ocean Minesweeper: Laid down, 15 October 1953 as AM-503 by the Tacoma Boat Building Co., Inc., Tacoma, WA; Launched, 19 June 1954; Reclassified as an Ocean Minesweeper MSO-503, 7 February 1955; Completed, 15 December 1955; Transferred to Belgium as Artevelde (M 907), 15 February 1956; Retired from service, 1 February 1985. 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-503 137k MSO-504
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Belgium MSO Web Site
MSO-503 94k Artevelde (M 907)
Belgium Navy Photo
Belgium MSO Web Site

There is no DANFS history available for MSO-503.
Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
Fleet Reserve Association

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Naval Minewarfare Association
Association of Minemen

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