USN · DE
AfloatCannon-class destroyer escort, DE-162. The name honors Commodore Uriah P. Levy. Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, at Port Newark, New Jersey, laid her down on 19 October 1942 and launched her on 28 March 1943. Commissioned on 13 May 1943. Commander Frank Wahlon Schmidt was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around Hollandia, Manus, the Marianas, and the Philippines. The Navy credited her with 5 battle stars.
| Class | Cannon class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-162 |
| Builder | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Port Newark, New Jersey |
| Launched | 1943-03-28 |
| Commissioned | 1943-05-13 |
| Fate | Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 4 April 1947. 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 Levy (DE-162) underway in the Pacific Ocean, circa in 1944.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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