Re: Packard-powered Navy Ocean Minesweepers

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2011/6/24 17:20:41

Roger - I've read quite a bit about them but the only photos I've seen are those in the Neal book. I'm sure we'd all appreciate some good photos when you have the opporunity.

I've been trying to find the timeframe when the Waukashau diesels replaced the original Packard powerplants but thus far haven't been able to pin that down. The USS Affray (MSO 511) was the last one built that was equipped with Packard engines and still was running with the Packard powerplants in 1981, but that's the only data I've managed to find thus far.