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Minesweeper No. 28 / AM-28 / ASR-2 Falcon


Lapwing Class Minesweeper: Laid down at Gas Engine and Power Co and C.L. Seabury Co., Morris Heights NY; Launched 7 September 1918; Commissioned USS Falcon, Minesweeper No. 28, 12 November 1918; Designated (AM-28), 14 August 1921; Reclassified a Submarine Rescue Vessel (ASR-2), 12 September 1929; Decommissioned 18 June 1946; Struck from the Naval Register (date unknown); Final Disposition, sold 12 March 1947, fate unknown.

Specifications: Displacement 950 t.; Length 187' 10"; Beam 35' 6"; Draft 9' 9"; Speed 14 kts; Complement 78; Armament one 11pdr, 2 machine guns.
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Falcon 79k c. 1919
US Navy Photo # NH54138
US Navy Historical Center
Falcon 124k c. 1919-1920, Falcon escorting the German destroyer G102 to a US Port. The G102 was turned over to the US as war reparations, she was later expended as a target.
US Navy Photo # NH45786
US Navy Historical Center
Falcon 100k 7 July 1926, S-51 being towed into the New York Navy, supported by salvage pontoons. the S-51's conning tower is visible between the middle pair of pontoons, Falcon (AM-26) is assisting from the rear of the tow.
US Navy Photo # NH69222
US Navy Historical Center
Courtesy San Francisco Maritime Museum, San Francisco, CA. 1969
Falcon 107k 14 December 1928, In port, the submarine S-4 moored alongside Falcon (AM-28)
US Navy Photo # NH68837
US Navy Historical Center
Courtesy San Francisco Maritime Museum, San Francisco, CA. 1969.
Falcon 127k 23 December 1924, off Pensacola with sails rigged
US Navy Photo # NH54140
US Navy Historical Center
Falcon 91k c. 1920s to early 1930s, Falcon seen here serving as a submarine rescue ship but still retaining her original hull number.
Note submarine rescue symbol painted on her bow.
US Navy Photo # NH54139
US Navy Historical Center
Falcon 77k 29 April, 1939, off New York City
US Navy Photo # NH67740A
US Navy Historical Center
Courtesy Donald M McPherson, 1969
Falcon 74k 20 December 1928, during salvage tests off New London. USS S-4 being supported by salvage pontoons, with Falcon (AM-28) assisting from alongside and a US Coast Guard patrol boat off her bow.
US Navy Photo # NH69221
US Navy Historical Center
Courtesy San Francisco Maritime Museum, San Francisco CA, 1969.
Falcon 82k c. 24 May 1939. Wandank (AT-26) at left, and Falcon (ASR-2) moored over the sunken Squalus (SS-192) during rescue operations. The McCann Rescue Chamber, which brought 33 of Squalus's crew to safety, is visiable on Falcon's after deck.
US Navy Photo # NH57508
US Navy Historical Center
Falcon 108k Summer 1939, off New Hampshire coast. Falcon (ASR-2) moored over the sunken Squalus (SS-192)
US Navy Photo # NH1149022
US Navy Historical Center

View the Falcon (AM-28)
DANFS History entry located on the Haze Gray & Underway Web Site. The main archive for the DANFS Online Project.

Crew Contact And Reunion Information
U.S.Navy Memorial Foundation
Fleet Reserve Association

Additional Resources and Web Sites of Interest
Official Navy Web Site for USS Falcon (MHC-59)
Naval Minewarfare Association
Association of Minemen
National Association of Fleet Tug Sailors
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