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 her class of submarine rescue ship, laid down in 1968 and struck in 1992.

References

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