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