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NavSource Online: Mine Warfare Vessel Photo Archive

MSO-504
ex-AM-504

MSO-504 was built for Belgium.

Breydel's call sign:
Oscar - Romeo - Juliet - Kilo

Aggressive Class Ocean Minesweeper:

Laid down 25 November 1954 as AM-504 by the Tacoma Boat Building Co., Inc., Tacoma, WA

Reclassified as an Ocean Minesweeper, MSO-504, 7 February 1955

Launched 25 March 1955

Completed 24 January 1956

Transferred to Belgium and named Breydel (M 906), 15 February 1956

Retired from service in January 1993

Sold in 1995 to "De Leuvense Compagnie vzw" to be transformed into a museum ship

Scrapped in 2006.

Specifications:

Displacement 934 t.

Length 190'

Beam 36'

Draft 12'

Speed 15 kts.

Complement 81

Armament: One twin 40mm mount and two .50 cal. machine guns

Propulsion: General Motors 2,700shp diesel engines, two shafts.

Click on thumbnail for full size image	Size	Image Description	Source
AM-504
	294k	25 March 1955 Immediately after launching at Tacoma Boat Building Co., Inc., Tacoma, WA. The AM-504 is the second of three 171-foot minesweepers to be launched by Tacoma Boat Building. The ship is expected to be ready for delivery to the Tacoma Naval Station for outfitting in November 1955 Tacoma Public Library, Richard Studios photo D-89346-24	Mike Green
MSO-504
	90k	U.S. Navy photo	Belgium MSO Website
	76k	c. 1956 In dry dock at Bremerton
	111k	c. 1956 In dry dock at Bremerton
	127k	c. 1956 Long Beach, CA U.S. Navy photo	Robert M. Cieri
Breydel (M 906)
	38k	Namesake: *Jan Breydel* (On the left) (Born ca. 1264; died between 1328 and 1333) is credited with leading the Bruges Matins (Brugse Metten), a violent uprising against Philip the Fair (Philip IV of France). He is said to have played a major role in the Franco-Flemish War, even though his authenticity has since been questioned	Tommy Trampp
	78k	Belgium Navy photo	Belgium MSO Website
	58k	Breydel, F. Bovesse (M 909), ex-MSO-516 and De Brouwer (M 904, ex-MSO-499	© Brice Dehasse
	101k	c. 1965 Valletta, Malta Breydel (M 906), Georges Truffaut (M 908), Artevelde (M 907) and F. Bovesse (M 909)	Tommy Trampp
	224k	23 June 1971 In the background from left to right the French destroyer Dupetit Thouars (D 625), the British landing ship dock HMS Fearless (L 10), the Belgian minesweepers Breydel (M 906) and Artevelde (M 907), ex-MSO-503 Photo by Friedrich Magnussen (1914-1987), during Optimist regatta at the Kiel Week	Robert Hurst Photo added 24 February 2022
	43k	c. December 1973	Robert Hurst
	185k	c. August 1982 Antwerp, Belgium Photo by Gilbert Gyssels	Gilbert Gyssels
	146k	c. January 1985 Brugge, Belgium Photo by Gilbert Gyssels
	189k	c. February 1988 Oostende, Belgium Photo by Gilbert Gyssels
Breydel
	75k	c. October 2000 Rupelmonde, Belgium Photo by Daniel Develter	Breydel Museum Website
	236k	17 October 2003 Moored at Rupelmonde at low water. At left is the historic lightship Westhinder Photo taken on by Rijkswaterstaat	Robert Hurst Photo added 24 February 2022
	25k	Photo courtesy of Francois Gelens	Tommy Trampp
	78k	Photo courtesy of Paul Haaze	Tommy Trampp