USS Vireo

Last updated November 10, 2021

USS Vireo is a name used more than once by the United States Navy:

USS Vireo (AM-52), a minesweeper laid down on 20 November 1918 by the Philadelphia Navy Yard; launched on 26 May 1919.
USS Vireo (MSC-205), a minesweeper laid down as AMS-205 on 14 September 1953 at the Bellingham Shipyards, Bellingham, Washington.

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