&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Ships_of_US_Naval_Reserve_Mine_Division_22_c1965.jpg) Falcon (MSC-190), with US Mine Division 22, c. 1965.
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| History | |
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 United States | |
| Name | Falcon |
| Namesake | Falcon |
| Builder | Quincy Adams Yacht Yard, Inc., Quincy, Massachusetts |
| Laid down | 7 May 1953 |
| Launched | 21 September 1953 |
| Commissioned | 24 November 1954 |
| Reclassified | Coastal Minesweeper, 7 February 1955 |
| Stricken | 1 May 1976 |
| Identification |
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| Fate | Transferred to Indonesia, 1971 |
 Indonesia | |
| Name | Pulau Aru |
| Acquired | 1971 |
| Identification | Hull symbol: M-722 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap, 1 September 1976 |
| General characteristics [1] | |
| Class and type | Bluebird-class minesweeper |
| Displacement | 362 long tons (368 t) |
| Length | 144 ft 3 in (43.97 m) |
| Beam | 27 ft 2 in (8.28 m) |
| Draft | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
| Installed power |
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| Propulsion | 2 × screws |
| Speed | 13.6 kn (25.2 km/h; 15.7 mph) |
| Complement | 39 |
| Armament | 1 × twin 20 mm (0.8 in) Oerlikon cannons anti-aircraft (AA) mount |
The fourth USS Falcon (AMS-190/MSC-190) was a Bluebird-class minesweeper in the United States Navy.