USS Falcon (AM-28)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Falcon.

USS Falcon (ASR-2) at sea c1920s
History
United States
NameUSS Falcon
BuilderGas Engine and Power Co., and C. L. Seabury Co., Morris Heights, New York
Launched7 September 1918
Commissioned12 November 1918, as Minesweeper No.28
Decommissioned18 June 1946
Reclassified
  • AM-28, 17 July 1920
  • ASR-2, 12 September 1929
FateSold, 12 March 1947
General characteristics
Class and typeLapwing-class minesweeper
Displacement950 long tons (965 t)
Length187 ft 10 in (57.25 m)
Beam35 ft 6 in (10.82 m)
Draft12 ft 7 in (3.84 m)
Speed14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph)
Armament2 × 3 in (76 mm) guns

The third USS Falcon, (AM-28/ASR-2) was a Lapwing-class minesweeper in the United States Navy. She later became a submarine rescue ship.