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MSC-285
MSC-285 was built for South Korea.
MSC-268 Class Coastal Minesweeper: Laid down as MSC-285 by the Harbor Boat Building Co., Terminal Island, CA; Completed 14 August 1959 and transferred to South Korea as Goheung [Ko Hung] (MSC 523). Later renumbered MSC 552. Decomissioned 30 December 2000.
Specifications: Displacement 375 t.; Length 144'; Beam 27'; Draft 8' 5"; Speed 14 kts; Complement 39; Armament two 20-mm; Propulsion two General Motors diesel engines, two shafts at 1,200shp.
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Ko Hung (MSC 523) moored with other MSCs at Chinhae, Republic of Korea, 1960. |
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Kum San (MSC-522), Kum Kok (MSC-525) and Ko Hung (MSC-523) moored at Chinhae, 1960. |
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There is no DANFS history available for MSC-285.
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Last Updated 28 February 2025
