USS Pigeon (ASR-6)
 The first USS Pigeon (AM-47/ASR-6) was a Lapwing-class minesweeper of the United States Navy. She was later converted to a submarine rescue ship. She was named for the avian ambassador the pigeon.Pigeon was laid down by the Baltimore Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Co. Baltimore Maryland; launched on 29 January 1919; sponsored by Mrs. Joseph B. Provance; and commissioned in the Norfolk Navy Yard on 15 July 1919 Lieutenant William C. Procknow in command.