USN · DE
AfloatCannon-class destroyer escort, DE-163. 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 28 May 1943. Commander Denis D. Humphreys was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around Bougainville, Eniwetok, Kwajalein, and Guam. The Navy credited her with 3 battle stars.
| Class | Cannon class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-163 |
| Builder | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Port Newark, New Jersey |
| Launched | 1943-03-28 |
| Commissioned | 1943-05-28 |
| Fate | Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 29 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 McConnell (DE-163) underway on 16 June 1943.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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