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USS Pigeon (ASR 21)

- decommissioned -


USS PIGEON was the Navy's third ship to bear the name and the leader of the Navy's first class of ships designed to operate the Navy’s deep submergence rescue vehicles. Equipped to accommodate two DSRVs, the PIGEON was the first seagoing catamaran warship built for the Navy since Robert Fulton’s twin-hulled steam warship FULTON was built at the close of the War of 1812. Both decommissioned and stricken from the Navy list on August 31, 1992, the PIGEON subsequently served as a non-operational training ship at San Diego, Calif., and is now laid-up at Suisun Bay, Calif., awaiting final disposal.

General Characteristics:Awarded: November 15, 1967
Keel laid: July 17, 1968
Launched: August 13, 1969
Commissioned: April 28, 1973
Decommissioned: August 31, 1992
Builder: Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Co., Mobile, Ala.
Propulsion system: four Diesel engines
Propellers: two
Length: 251 feet (76.5 meters)
Beam: 86 feet (26.2 meters)
Draft: 21.4 feet (6.5 meters)
Displacement: approx. 4,200 tons
Speed: 15 knots
Aircraft: helicopter platform only
Armament: two Mk-68 20mm guns
Crew: 6 officers, 109 enlisted (+ 4 officers and 20 enlisted with embarked DSRV)


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Crew List:

This section contains the names of sailors who served aboard USS PIGEON. It is no official listing but contains the names of sailors who submitted their information.


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