USN · DE
AfloatCannon-class destroyer escort, DE-739. Western Pipe and Steel Company, at San Pedro, California, laid her down on 11 February 1943 and launched her on 6 June 1943. Commissioned on 30 October 1943. Lieutenant Commander Charles F. MacNish was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around Funafuti, the Gilbert Islands, Makin, and Tarawa.
| Class | Cannon class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-739 |
| Builder | Western Pipe and Steel Company, San Pedro, California |
| Launched | 1943-06-06 |
| Commissioned | 1943-10-30 |
| Fate | Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 17 November 1946. Another navy received her later. She went to the breakers later. |
| Armament (class) | Diesel-electric destroyer escort. Three 3-inch guns, one funnel, and one torpedo mount. |
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Laid down, displacement, length, beam, draft, speed, and complement are not stored for each hull, so this table leaves them out.
The armament line is the class drawing, not a measurement of this hull.
U.S. Navy photo NH 79818. USS Bangust (DE-739) at anchor, circa in 1943 (NH 79818).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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