USN · DE
AfloatCannon-class destroyer escort, DE-744. The name honors Elden Francis Kyne. Western Pipe and Steel Company, at San Pedro, California, laid her down on 16 April 1943 and launched her on 15 August 1943. Commissioned on 4 April 1944. Commander Alexander Jackson Jr. was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around Palau, Ulithi, Luzon, and the Philippines. The Navy credited her with 6 battle stars.
| Class | Cannon class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-744 |
| Builder | Western Pipe and Steel Company, San Pedro, California |
| Launched | 1943-08-15 |
| Commissioned | 1944-04-04 |
| Fate | Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 14 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 Kyne (DE-744) underway in the Pacific Ocean, in June 1945 (80-G-379052).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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