USS Pigeon (ASR-6)
The first USS Pigeon (AM-47/ASR-6) was a Lapwing-class minesweeper of the United States Navy. She was later converted to a submarine rescue ship. She was named for the avian ambassador, the pigeon. Pigeon was laid down by the Baltimore Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Co., Baltimore, Maryland; launched on 29 January 1919; sponsored by Mrs. Joseph B. Provance; and commissioned in the Norfolk Navy Yard on 15 July 1919, Lieutenant William C. Procknow in command. When hull classification symbols and numbers were assigned to ships on 17 July 1920, Pigeon was designated AM-47.
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USS Pigeon (ASR-6)
The first USS Pigeon (AM-47/ASR-6) was a Lapwing-class minesweeper of the United States Navy. She was later converted to a submarine rescue ship. She was named for the avian ambassador, the pigeon. Pigeon was laid down by the Baltimore Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Co., Baltimore, Maryland; launched on 29 January 1919; sponsored by Mrs. Joseph B. Provance; and commissioned in the Norfolk Navy Yard on 15 July 1919, Lieutenant William C. Procknow in command. When hull classification symbols and numbers were assigned to ships on 17 July 1920, Pigeon was designated AM-47.
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The first USS Pigeon (AM-47/AS ...... , Pigeon was designated AM-47.
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1919-07-15
laying down
1918-06-15
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5.69976e+1
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ship launched
1919-01-29
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Sunk in action, 4 May 1942
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*As built:
*1 × 11-pounder gun ...... 0 mm anti-aircraft autocannons
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*1 × Harlan and Hollingsworth, vertical triple-expansion steam engine
*1 × screw
Ship reclassified
1929-09-12
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The first USS Pigeon (AM-47/AS ...... , Pigeon was designated AM-47.
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USS Pigeon (ASR-6)
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Pigeon
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