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Baron

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ClassCannon class
TypeDestroyer escort (DE)
HullDE-166
BuilderFederal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Port Newark, New Jersey
Launched1943-05-09
Commissioned1943-07-05
FateAfloat. Her commissioned service ended on 26 April 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.

Baron
U.S. Navy. USS Baron (DE-166) underway at sea, circa in 1943.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Baron, hull DE-166, belonged to the Cannon class of destroyer escorts. Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, at Port Newark, New Jersey, laid her down on 30 November 1942 and launched her on 9 May 1943. The Navy commissioned her on 5 July 1943. Her first commanding officer was Lieutenant Commander Donald McVickar.

Her Pacific duty took her to the Philippines, Cebu, Hollandia, and Saipan. She was credited with 3 battle stars.

Her commissioned service ended on 26 April 1946. Another navy received her later. She went to the breakers later.

The pictures on this page are the originals.