USN · DE
AfloatCannon-class destroyer escort, DE-165. Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, at Port Newark, New Jersey, laid her down on 11 November 1942 and launched her on 18 April 1943. Commissioned on 22 June 1943. Lieutenant Commander Milford McQuilkin was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around Funafuti, Manus, the Admiralty Islands, and Espiritu Santo. The Navy credited her with 4 battle stars.
| Class | Cannon class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-165 |
| Builder | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Port Newark, New Jersey |
| Launched | 1943-04-18 |
| Commissioned | 1943-06-22 |
| Fate | Afloat. 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 Parks (DE-165) underway, circa in 1945.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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