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

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
Badge
Greece
NameKalypso
IdentificationM64
Fatein active service
General characteristics
Class and 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

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

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