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
A minesweeper is a small warship designed to remove or detonate naval mines. Using various mechanisms intended to counter the threat posed by naval mines, minesweepers keep waterways clear for safe shipping.
History
The earliest known usage of ...
before construction. She was transferred to
Denmark
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and performed her service there as ''Guldborgsund'' (M 575).
Description
Construction
Laid down on 17 August 1955 by
Stephens Brothers, Inc.,
Stockton Stockton may refer to:
Places Australia
* Stockton, New South Wales
* Stockton, Queensland, a locality in the Cassowary Coast Region
New Zealand
*Stockton, New Zealand
United Kingdom
*Stockton, Cheshire
*Stockton, Norfolk
*Stockton, Chirbu ...
, California, she was launched 17 March 1956. She was christened at
Stockton Stockton may refer to:
Places Australia
* Stockton, New South Wales
* Stockton, Queensland, a locality in the Cassowary Coast Region
New Zealand
*Stockton, New Zealand
United Kingdom
*Stockton, Cheshire
*Stockton, Norfolk
*Stockton, Chirbu ...
, on 2 April 1956 by Mrs. Arthur C. Bullen Jr., formerly of
San Bernardino
San Bernardino (; Spanish for "Saint Bernardino") is a city and county seat of San Bernardino County, California, United States. Located in the Inland Empire region of Southern California, the city had a population of 222,101 in the 2020 cens ...
, 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
San Francisco (; Spanish language, Spanish for "Francis of Assisi, Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the List of Ca ...
.
[Staff, "Navy Ship Christened By Former Resident", ''San Bernardino Daily Sun'', San Bernardino, California, Wednesday 4 April 1956, Volume LXII, Number 186, page 14.]
MSC-257 was transferred to
Denmark
)
, song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast")
, song_type = National and royal anthem
, image_map = EU-Denmark.svg
, map_caption =
, subdivision_type = Sovereign state
, subdivision_name = Kingdom of Denmark
, establishe ...
upon completion and was commissioned on 19 November 1956 as ''Guldborgsund'' (M 575).
Operational history
Fate
''Guldborgsund'' was decommissioned 1 May 1993.
References
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1956 ships
Ships built in Stockton, California
Royal Danish Navy
Military of Denmark
Mine warfare vessels of the Royal Danish Navy