USS Pigeon

Three United States Navy vessels have borne the name USS Pigeon, after the pigeon:

• USS Pigeon (AM-47) was a Lapwing-class minesweeper, launched in 1919, reclassified a Submarine Rescue Vessel (ASR–6) in 1929, and sunk in action in 1942.
• USS Pigeon (AM-374) was an Auk-class minesweeper, laid down in 1944 and struck in 1966.
• USS Pigeon (ASR-21) was the lead ship of of submarine rescue ship, laid down in 1968 and struck in 1992.

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This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.

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