USS Heron (MHC-52)

For other ships with the same name, see USS Heron.
History
United States
NameUSS Heron
NamesakeHeron
Awarded17 February 1989
BuilderIntermarine USA, Savannah, Georgia
Laid down11 October 1989
Launched21 March 1992
Completed22 July 1994
Commissioned6 August 1994
Decommissioned16 March 2007
Stricken16 March 2007
IdentificationMHC-52
FateSold to Greece, 16 March 2007
Badge
Greece
NameKalypso
Acquired16 March 2007
IdentificationM64
Fatein active service
General characteristics
Class & typeOsprey-class minehunter
Displacement839 tons (light) 926 tons (full)
Length188 ft (57 m)
Beam38 ft (12 m)
Draft11 ft (3.4 m)
ComplementOfficers: 5 Enlisted: 46

USS Heron (MHC-52) is the second ship of Osprey-class minehunter.

She was transferred to the Hellenic Navy under a foreign military sales agreement on 16 March 2007 and then renamed Kalipso.

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