USS Vireo (MSC-205)

History
United States
NameVireo
NamesakeVireo
BuilderBellingham Shipyards, Bellingham, Washington
Laid down14 September 1953
Launched30 April 1954
Commissioned7 June 1955
Decommissioned1 October 1970
In service1 October 1970
Out of service1 April 1975
ReclassifiedCoastal Minesweeper, 7 February 1955
Stricken1 July 1975
Identification
FateTransferred to the Republic of Fiji, 1 October 1975
Republic of Fiji
NameKula
Acquired1 October 1975
IdentificationHull sumbol: MSC-205
FateDiscarded 1985
General characteristics
Class & typeBluebird-class minesweeper
Displacement412 long tons (419 t)
Length145 ft (44 m)
Beam28 ft (8.5 m)
Draft12 ft (3.7 m)
Installed power
Propulsion
  • Snow and Knobstedt single reduction gear
  • 2 × screws
Speed13 kn (24 km/h; 15 mph)
Complement39
Armament

USS Vireo (AMS/MSC-205) was a Bluebird-class minesweeper acquired by the US Navy for clearing coastal minefields.

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