USS Falcon (AMS-190)


Falcon (MSC-190), with US Mine Division 22, c. 1965.
History
United States
NameFalcon
NamesakeFalcon
BuilderQuincy Adams Yacht Yard, Inc., Quincy, Massachusetts
Laid down7 May 1953
Launched21 September 1953
Commissioned24 November 1954
ReclassifiedCoastal Minesweeper, 7 February 1955
Stricken1 May 1976
Identification
FateTransferred to Indonesia, 1971
Indonesia
NamePulau Aru
Acquired1971
IdentificationHull symbol: M-722
FateSold for scrap, 1 September 1976
General characteristics [1]
Class and typeBluebird-class minesweeper
Displacement362 long tons (368 t)
Length144 ft 3 in (43.97 m)
Beam27 ft 2 in (8.28 m)
Draft12 ft (3.7 m)
Installed power
Propulsion2 × screws
Speed13.6 kn (25.2 km/h; 15.7 mph)
Complement39
Armament1 × 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.