Minesweepers (MSB, MSC, MSI, MSO, MCM, MHC)

During the 1950s, the U.S. Navy built over 400 minesweepers, mostly for transfer to foreign navies.  Then nothing happened until the Reagan Administration built  14 MCMs and 12 MHCs.

Type Pennant # Original Name Shipbuilder Hull # Tons Price ($mm) FY Delivery Built for Type Pennant # Disposition
MSC 60 Ponta Delgada Consolidated Shipbuilding 390 30-Jun-53 Portugal M 405 Discarded 1973
MSC 61 Horta Consolidated Shipbuilding 390 30-Jun-53 Portugal M 406 Discarded 1976
MSC 62 Angra do Heroismo Consolidated Shipbuilding 390 12-Aug-53 Portugal M 407 Discarded 1973
MSC 63 Lier Henry B. Nevins 390 22-Jul-53 Belgium M 912 To Taiwan 1969 as Yung Shan (M 165): scrapped 1983
MSC 64 Sint Niklaas Henry B. Nevins 390 3-Feb-54 Belgium M 918 To Taiwan 1969 as Yung Jen (M 163): struck 1995
MSC 65 Diksmuide Henry B. Nevins 390 30-Mar-54 Belgium M 920 To 1969 Taiwan as Yung Sui (M 164): struck 1994
MSC 66 Aconite Harbor Boatbuilding 390 16-Mar-53 France M 640 To Tunisia 1977 as Sousse (M 640): scrapped 1988
MSC 67 Azalee Harbor Boatbuilding 390 1-Jun-53 France M 665 Scrapped 1985
MSC 68 Camelia Harbor Boatbuilding 390 10-Aug-53 France M 671 Scrapped 1983
MSC 69 Acacia Frank L. Sample 390 11-Mar-53 France M 638 Struck 1983
MSC 70 Acanthe Frank L. Sample 390 19-May-53 France M 639 Sold 1984
MSC 71 Ajonc Frank L. Sample 390 31-Aug-53 France M 667 Sold 1989
MSC 72 Abete Burger Boat 390 13-Jan-53 Italy M 5501 Scrapped 1977
MSC 73 Acacia Burger Boat 390 13-Jan-53 Italy M 5503 Scrapped 1974
MSC 74 Betulla Henry C. Grebe 390 6-Jul-53 Italy M 5504 To Greece 1995 as Erato (M 60)
MSC 75 Castagno Henry C. Grebe 390 2-Feb-54 Italy M 5509 To Greece 1995 as Euniki (M 62)
MSC 76 Cedro Henry C. Grebe 390 26-Oct-54 Italy M 5513 Struck 1993
MSC 77 Diest Quincy Adams 390 9-May-53 Belgium M 910 To Taiwan 1969 as Yung Fu (M 162): struck 1995
MSC 78 Maaseick Quincy Adams 390 24-Jul-53 Belgium M 913 To Taiwan 1969 as Yung Chen (M 168)
MSC 79 Ciliego