| History | |
|---|---|
 United States | |
| Name | USS Pigeon |
| Builder | Savannah Machine and Foundry Co., Savannah, Georgia |
| Laid down | 10 November 1944 |
| Launched | 28 March 1945 |
| Commissioned | 30 October 1945 |
| Decommissioned | 10 July 1946 |
| Recommissioned | 30 November 1950 |
| Decommissioned | 14 January 1955 |
| Reclassified | MSF-374, 7 February 1955 |
| Stricken | 1 December 1966 |
| Fate | Sold for scrap |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Auk-class minesweeper |
| Displacement | 890 long tons (904 t) |
| Length | 221 ft 3 in (67.44 m) |
| Beam | 32 ft (9.8 m) |
| Draft | 10 ft 9 in (3.28 m) |
| Speed | 18 knots (33 km/h; 21 mph) |
| Complement | 100 officers and enlisted |
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USS Pigeon (AM-374) was an Auk-class minesweeper acquired by the United States Navy for the dangerous task of removing mines from minefields laid in the water to prevent ships from passing.
Pigeon was laid down 10 November 1944 by the Savannah Machine and Foundry Co., Savannah, Georgia; launched 28 March 1945; sponsored by Miss Jean Ross; and commissioned at Savannah on 30 October 1945.