Allied Warships

USS Herald (AM 101)

Minesweeper of the Auk class

Navy	The US Navy
Type	Minesweeper
Class	Auk
Pennant	AM 101
Built by	General Engineering and Dry Dock Co. (Alameda, California, U.S.A.)
Ordered	1 Apr 1941
Laid down	14 Mar 1942
Launched	4 Jul 1942
Commissioned	23 Mar 1943
End service	15 Apr 1955
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.

Commands listed for USS Herald (AM 101)

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	Commander	From	To
1	Dion Beauchamp Poupeney, USNR	23 Mar 1943	14 Oct 1943
2	Lt. Edward Paul Dietrich, USNR	14 Oct 1943	Jan 1945
3	Bowman Simon Ellis, Jr., USNR	Jan 1945	10 May 1945
4	Ray Ernest Oliver, USNR	10 May 1945	20 Nov 1945

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