Allied Warships

USS Falcon (ASR 2)

Minesweeper of the Lapwing class

Navy	The US Navy
Type	Minesweeper
Class	Lapwing
Pennant	ASR 2
Mod	Submarine rescue vessel
Built by	Gas Engine and Power Co. and C.L. Seabury Co. (Morris Heights, New York, U.S.A.)
Ordered
Laid down	14 Nov 1917
Launched	7 Sep 1918
Commissioned	12 Nov 1918
End service	18 Jun 1946
History	Completed as minesweeper Reclassified as submarine rescue vessel ASR-2 on 12 September 1929 Decommissioned on 18 June 1946 Sold on 12 March 1947

Commands listed for USS Falcon (ASR 2)

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	Commander	From	To
1	Lt. George Kenneth Mackenzie, Jr., USN	5 May 1941	mid 1942
2	John Lee Hunter, USN	mid 1942	10 Oct 1944
3	John Wilbur Thompson, USN	10 Oct 1944	9 Sep 1945

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Notable events involving Falcon include:

5 Jun 1944
HMS L 27 (Lt. J.N. Elliott, RN) conducted exercises off New London, Connecticut with the submarine rescue vessel USS Falcon (Lt.Cdr. J.L. Hunter, USN). (1)

10 Jan 1945
HrMs O 21 (Lt. F.J. Kroesen, RNN) conducted gunnery exercises off New London, Connecticut, U.S.A on a target that was being towed by USS Falcon (Lt. J.W. Thompson, USN). (2)