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AM / MSF-101 Herald


Herald served the Navies of the United States and Mexico.

Auk Class Minesweeper: Laid down at General Engineering and Dry Dock Co., Alameda, CA; Launched, 4 July 1942; Commissioned USS Herald (AM-101), 23 March 1943; Decommissioned, 31 May 1946 at San Diego, CA; Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, San Diego Group; Recommissioned, 5 March 1952 at San Diego, CA; Reclassified a Fleet Minesweeper (Steel-hulled) (MSF-101), 7 March 1955; Decommissioned, 15 April 1955 at Green Cove Springs, FL; Laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Florida Group, Green Cove Springs; Struck from the Naval Register, 1 July 1972; Final Disposition, sold to Mexico, 1 February 1973 and renamed Mariano Matamoros. Fate unknown. Herald received two battle stars for World War II service.

Specifications: Displacement 890 t.; Length 221' 3"; Beam 32'; Draft 10' 9"; Speed 18 kts; Complement 105; Armament one single 3"/50 gun mount, two twin 40mm gun mounts, two single 20mm gun mounts, two depth charge tracks, five depth charge projectiles; Propulsion, diesel.
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Herald 53k Although the hull number is incorrect, this is a photo of Hearld. USS Skill
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