USS Pigeon

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.

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World War II Q362

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keel laying

1923-10-13T00:00:00Z

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ship recommissioning

1922-04-25T00:00:00Z

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ship decommissioning

1919-01-29T00:00:00Z

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ship launching

1919-07-15T00:00:00Z

1919-07-15T00:00:00Z

ship commissioning

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Frameless

USS Pigeon (AM-47) in Chinese waters, circa the later 1920s

USS Pigeon (AM-47) on the Yangtze river with oiler alongside, in the 1920s (NH 96718)

USS Pigeon - 19-N-2260

View of Pearl Harbor circa 1922, looking toward 1010 Dock and into the Southeast Loch

Minesweepers laid up at Pearl Harbor c1922

USS Pigeon (AM-47) in a Chinese port, circa the later 1920s

NH 51815 USS S-40 (SS-145) Alongside USS Pigeon (ASR-6), at Shanghai, China, 1932

USS Pigeon (ASR-6) in Cam Ranh Bay in 1939

USS Pigeon (ASR-6) undergoing refloating operations at Tsingtao in September 1939

USS Pigeon (ASR-6) aground at Tsingtao in September 1939

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
link	page		Dreadnought Project page@		Wikidata
commons	image		USS Pigeon (AM-47) in Chinese waters, circa the later 1920s		Commons
commons	image		USS Pigeon (AM-47) on the Yangtze river with oiler alongside, in the 1920s (NH 96718)		Commons
commons	image		USS Pigeon - 19-N-2260		Commons
commons	image		View of Pearl Harbor circa 1922, looking toward 1010 Dock and into the Southeast Loch		Commons
commons	image		Minesweepers laid up at Pearl Harbor c1922		Commons
commons	image		USS Pigeon (AM-47) in a Chinese port, circa the later 1920s		Commons
commons	image		NH 51815 USS S-40 (SS-145) Alongside USS Pigeon (ASR-6), at Shanghai, China, 1932		Commons
commons	image		USS Pigeon (ASR-6) in Cam Ranh Bay in 1939		Commons
commons	image		USS Pigeon (ASR-6) undergoing refloating operations at Tsingtao in September 1939		Commons
commons	image		USS Pigeon (ASR-6) aground at Tsingtao in September 1939		Commons