Allied Warships

USS Herald (AM 101)

Minesweeper of the Auk class

NavyThe US Navy
TypeMinesweeper
ClassAuk 
PennantAM 101 
Built byGeneral Engineering and Dry Dock Co. (Alameda, California, U.S.A.) 
Ordered 
Laid down14 Mar 1942 
Launched4 Jul 1942 
Commissioned23 Mar 1943 
End service15 Apr 1955 
Loss position
 
History

Decommissioned 31 May 1946 at San Diego, California
Laid up in the Pacific Reserve Fleet, San Diego Group
Recommissioned 5 March 1952 at San Diego, California
Decommissioned 15 April 1955 at Green Cove Springs, Florida
Laid up in the Atlantic Reserve Fleet, Florida Group, Green Cove Springs
Struck from the Naval Register 1 July 1972
Sold to Mexico 1 February 1973 and renamed Mariano Matamoros.

 

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