USS Heron (MHC-52)
For other ships of the same name, see USS Heron.
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| Career (United States) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | USS Heron |
| Namesake: | Heron |
| Awarded: | 17 February 1989 |
| Builder: | Intermarine USA, Savannah, Georgia |
| Laid down: | 11 October 1989 |
| Launched: | 21 March 1992 |
| Completed: | 22 July 1994 |
| Commissioned: | 6 August 1994 |
| Decommissioned: | 16 March 2007 |
| Struck: | 16 March 2007 |
| Fate: | Sold to Greece |
| Badge: |
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| Career (Greece) |  |
| Name: | Kalypso (M64) |
| Fate: | in active service, as of 2015 |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Osprey-class coastal minehunter |
| Displacement: | 839 tons (light) 926 tons (full) |
| Length: | 188 ft (57 m) |
| Beam: | 38 ft (12 m) |
| Draft: | 11 ft (3.4 m) |
| Complement: | Officers: 5 Enlisted: 46 |
The USS Heron (MHC-52) is the second ship of Osprey-class coastal minehunter.
Heron was transferred to the Hellenic Navy under a foreign military sales agreement on 16 March 2007. Heron will be renamed Kalipso.
References
- This article includes information collected from the Naval Vessel Register, which, as a U.S. government publication, is in the public domain. The entry can be found here.
- http://www.hellenicnavy.gr/eynikh_kalypso_en.asp
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