Allied Warships

USS Heron (AVP 2)

Minesweeper of the Lapwing class

Navy	The US Navy
Type	Minesweeper
Class	Lapwing
Pennant	AVP 2
Mod	Seaplane tender
Built by	Standard Shipbuilding Co. (New York, New York, U.S.A.)
Ordered
Laid down	26 Aug 1917
Launched	18 May 1918
Commissioned	30 Oct 1918
End service	12 Feb 1946
History	Completed as minesweeper Decommissioned on 6 April 1922 Recommissioned on 18 December 1924 Reclassified as small seaplane tender (AVP-2) on 27 January 1936 Decommissioned on 12 February 1946

Commands listed for USS Heron (AVP 2)

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	Commander	From	To
1	Charles Richard Carroll, USN	8 Jan 1938	11 Oct 1940
2	William Leverette Kabler, USN	11 Oct 1940	late 42 ?
3	Andrew Lynn Burgess, USN	late 42 ?	6 Oct 1943
4	John Matthew Norcott, USNR	6 Oct 1943	Aug 1945
5	James Francis Clarke, USNR	Aug 1945	12 Feb 1946

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