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Roberts

Class	Cannon class
Type	Destroyer escort (DE)
Hull	DE-749
Builder	Western Pipe and Steel Company, San Pedro, California
Launched	1943-11-14
Commissioned	1944-09-02
Fate	Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 21 September 1968. The Navy later expended her as a target.
Armament (class)	Diesel-electric destroyer escort. Three 3-inch guns, one funnel, and one torpedo mount.
Command	Catharine, Robert M. Jr. Commanding officer from 2 September 1944

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.

Roberts, hull DE-749, belonged to the Cannon class of destroyer escorts. Western Pipe and Steel Company, at San Pedro, California, laid her down on 7 July 1943 and launched her on 14 November 1943. The Navy commissioned her on 2 September 1944. Her first commanding officer was Lieutenant Commander Robert M. Catharine Jr.

Her Pacific duty took her to the Marshall Islands, Kwajalein, Majuro, and Ulithi. She was credited with 1 battle star.

Her commissioned service ended on 21 September 1968. The Navy later expended her as a target.

The pictures on this page are the originals.