Danish Falster (MMC 4) Class

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Danish Falster (MMC 4).
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Class: Danish FALSTER (MMC 4)
Design: Danish Navy
Displacement (tons): 1,880 full
Dimensions (feet): 252.6' oa, 237.9 pp x 42.0' x 11.2'
Armament: 2-3"/50T, 400 mines
Accommodations: 10 officers, 108 enlisted
Speed (kts.): 16.5
Propulsion (HP): 4,800
Machinery: Diesels, 2 screws

Construction:

MMC	Name	Ord	Builder	Keel	Launch	Compl
4	Danish FALSTER	20 May 1960	Nakskov	7 Apr 1962	19 Sep 1962	Jul 1963
15	Danish MØEN	8 May 1961	Frederikshavn	4 Oct 1962	5 Mar 1963	Jan 1964
16	Turkish NUSRET	23 Jun 1961	Frederikshavn	1962	1964	Jul 1964

Disposition:

MMC	Name	T	Decomm	Strike	Disposal	Fate	MA Sale
4	Danish FALSTER		--	--	7 Nov 1963	Trf	--
15	Danish MØEN		--	--	29 Apr 1964	Trf	--
16	Turkish NUSRET		--	--	16 Sep 1964	Trf	--

Class Notes:
Built under the U.S. Offshore Procurement (OSP) Program. Designed by the Frederikshavn yard according to a detailed project prepared by the Naval Dockyard at Copenhagen. A second Turkish unit was authorized in FY 1961. It and MMC 16 were to be built in Turkey but one was dropped without a MMC number being assigned when the work was shifted to Denmark. Like other OSP ships (see the AN 93 and 105 classes), these were dropped from the main NVR listing soon after completion, although no formal USN strike dates have been found. Two more sisters were built for Denmark without US OSP funding, FYEN by Frederikshavn (launched 3 Oct 1962) and SJÆLLAND by Nakskov (14 Jun 1963). For the two Danish ships the transfer date above is also the date of commissioning in the Danish navy. The after twin 3"/50 mount was removed in 1993-94 as were four 20mm that had been added in 1986.

Ship Notes:

MMC	Name	MA	Notes
4	Danish FALSTER		FY 1960. Crew established 12 Sep 1963, comm. 7 Nov 1963. Decomm. 1 Jan 2000.
15	Danish MØEN		FY 1961. Comm. 29 Apr 1964. Decomm. 22 Oct 2004, BU 2006.
16	Turkish NUSRET		FY 1961. BU 2000.