USS MSC 257 was ordered as an AM-218 class motor minesweeper but the classification changed 7 February 1955 to MSC-218 class coastal minesweeper before construction. She was transferred to Denmark and performed her service there as Guldborgsund (M 575).[2]

History
United States
NameUSS MSC-257 / Guldborgsund (M 575)
Namesakestrait of Guldborgsund
BuilderStephens Brothers, Inc., Stockton, California
Laid down17 August 1955
Launched17 March 1956
Sponsored byMrs. Betty Bullen
Completed11 November 1956, transferred to Denmark
Commissioned19 November 1956, sa Guldborgsund (M 575)[1]
Decommissioned1 May 1993
Fateunknown
General characteristics
Class and typeAM-218 / MSC-218 class motor minesweeper
Displacement375 tons
Length144 feet
Beam27 feet
Draft8 feet, 3 inches
Installed powerTwo General Motors diesel engines
PropulsionTwo shafts
Speed14 kts.
Complement39
ArmamentTwo 20 mm mounts, replaced by one 40 mm mount in 1965

Description edit

This was a minesweeping vessel that served in the Royal Danish Navy from 1956 to 1993.[3]

Construction edit

Laid down on 17 August 1955 by Stephens Brothers, Inc., Stockton, California, she was launched 17 March 1956. She was christened at Stockton, on 2 April 1956 by Mrs. Arthur C. Bullen Jr., formerly of San Bernardino, California, on the tenth anniversary of her marriage to Cmdr. Bullen, senior assistant in the office of the supervisor of shipbuilding, 12th Naval District, San Francisco.[4]

MSC-257 was transferred to Denmark upon completion and was commissioned on 19 November 1956 as Guldborgsund (M 575).[3]

Operational history edit

Fate edit

Guldborgsund was decommissioned 1 May 1993.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "MSC-257".
  2. ^ http://www.navsource.org/archives/11/05257.htmM[dead link]
  3. ^ a b c "MSC-257". www.navsource.org. Retrieved 24 December 2023.
  4. ^ Staff, "Navy Ship Christened By Former Resident", San Bernardino Daily Sun, San Bernardino, California, Wednesday 4 April 1956, Volume LXII, Number 186, page 14.