USN · DE
AfloatCannon-class destroyer escort, DE-742. Western Pipe and Steel Company, at San Pedro, California, laid her down on 23 March 1943 and launched her on 18 July 1943. Commissioned on 4 February 1944. Commander Joseph Wilson Golinkin Jr. was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around Kwajalein, Saipan, Tinian, and the Marianas. The Navy credited her with 8 battle stars.
| Class | Cannon class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-742 |
| Builder | Western Pipe and Steel Company, San Pedro, California |
| Launched | 1943-07-18 |
| Commissioned | 1944-02-04 |
| Fate | Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 19 June 1946. 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. USS Hilbert (DE-742) in port, in 1944 (19-LCM-DE742-1).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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