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AM-478 |
![MSO-478](http://www.navsource.org/archives/11/tn/110247803.gif) |
461k |
30 April 1954 Mr. and Mrs. David F. Smith, Bellingham Shipyards chief engineer and ships sponsor |
Fred Smith |
![MSO-478](http://www.navsource.org/archives/11/tn/110247804.gif) |
721k |
30 April 1954 Photo from a local Bellingham newspaper |
![MSO-478](http://www.navsource.org/archives/11/tn/110247805.gif) |
529k |
30 April 1954 After launching |
![MSO-498](http://www.navsource.org/archives/11/tn/110249811.gif) |
163k |
c. 1954 Fitting out at Bellingham Shipyards Co., Bellingham, WA In the foreground is AM-498, later the Norwegian Lagen (M 950) and to the right is AM-477, later the French minesweeper Vinh Long (M 619) National Archives photo 6933496 |
Robert Hurst |
NRP São Jorge (M 478) |
![MSO-478](http://www.navsource.org/archives/11/tn/110247808.gif) |
25k |
Namesake: São Jorge is an island situated in the central group of the Azores archipelago and part of the autonomous region of Portugal |
Tommy Trampp Photo added 3 March 2020 |
![MSO-478](http://www.navsource.org/archives/11/tn/110247802.gif) |
341k |
c. 1956 Portuguese Navy photo from Janes Fighting Ships |
Robert Hurst |
NRP São Jorge (M 415) |
![MSO-478](http://www.navsource.org/archives/11/tn/110247807.gif) |
72k |
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David Wright |
![MSO-478](http://www.navsource.org/archives/11/tn/110247801.gif) |
64k |
c. 1960 Portuguese Navy photo from the 1960/1961 edition of Janes Fighting Ships |
Robert Hurst |
![MSO-478](http://www.navsource.org/archives/11/tn/110247806.gif) |
157k |
c. 1970 Portuguese Navy photo |