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ASR-21 Pigeon

Flag Hoist/International Radio Call Sign:
November - Delta - Tango - Yankee
Awards, Citations and Campaign Ribbons

Secretary of the Navy Letter of Commendation
Precedence of awards is from top to bottom, left to right
Navy Battle "E" Ribbon (6) - National Defense Service Medal
Pigeon Class Submarine Rescue Ship:
  • Laid down, 17 July 1968, at Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Co., Mobile, AL.
  • Launched, 13 August 1969
  • Commissioned USS Pigeon (ASR-21), 28 April 1973
  • Decommissioned and struck from the Naval Register, 31 August 1992
  • Laid up in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, Suisun Bay, Benecia, CA.
  • Title transfer to MARAD, 18 December 1998
  • Reacquired, 23 March 2002, for use as a non-operational training platform at Naval Station San Diego
    Specifications:
    Displacement 3,706 t.(lt) 4,545 t.(fl)
    Length 251
    Beam 93'
    Draft 26' (max)
    Speed 15 kts.
    Complement 139
    Armament two 3"/50 guns
    Aircraft helicopter pad only
    Propulsion four diesel engines, two propeller shafts
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    Pigeon 79k Pigeon (ASR-21) underway, date and place unknown.
    US Navy photo # NH 97310 from the collection of Christopher P Cavas, 2000    		 US Naval Historical Center
    Pigeon 253k Pigeon (ASR-21) underway after October 1978, location unknown. This photo has been dated based on the fact that Pigeon was award the Battle "E" and Engineering "E" in October 1978.
    US Navy photo    		 Darryl Baker
    Pigeon 79k Pigeon (ASR-21) Welcome Aboard pamphlet, 1978-79. Darryl Baker
    Additional Ships Patches
    Pigeon
    Contributed by Darryl Baker    		 Pigeon
    Contributed by Darryl Baker
    View the Pidgeon (ASR-21)
    DANFS history entry located at the US Naval Historical Center
    View the Pidgeon (ASR-21)
    Ship History/Command Operations Reports, 1974 through 1979
    Crew Contact And Reunion Information
    U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
    Fleet Reserve Association
    Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
    National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors
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