ITS CASTAGNO M 5504 ex MSC 74 ex AMS 74

                     M 5504   CASTAGNO   Toulon   07 07 1980 a                                                     G.GYSSELS                          

M 5504   CASTAGNO
FLAG : ITALY
TYPE : ADJUTANT - CLASS  MINESWEEPER / MINEHUNTER
LAID DOWN : 1953
LAUNCHED  : 02 February 1954
COMMISSIONED : 06 July 1955

Reclassified as MSC 74 by the US.NAVY 07 February 1955.
Completed on 06 July 1955 and commissioned as M 5504 CASTAGNO.
Converted as Minehunter and completed 1983.
Decommissioned and transferred to GREECE on 10 October 1995 as HS  ERATO  M 60.

M 5504   CASTAGNO & M 5511   NOCE   Toulon   07 07 1980                     G.GYSSELS

M 5504   CASTAGNO   Toulon   07 07 1980 c                              G.GYSSELS

M 5504   CASTAGNO   Toulon   25 06 1986 a   ( as Minehunter )                ( Original  b & w  negative in collection )

M 5504   CASTAGNO   Toulon   25 06 1986 b  ( as Minehunter )               ( Original  b & w negative in collection )