USN · DE
AfloatCannon-class destroyer escort, DE-749. Western Pipe and Steel Company, at San Pedro, California, laid her down on 7 July 1943 and launched her on 14 November 1943. Commissioned on 2 September 1944. Lieutenant Commander Robert M. Catharine Jr. was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around the Marshall Islands, Kwajalein, Majuro, and Ulithi. The Navy credited her with 1 battle star.
| 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. |
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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 photo NH 107524. USS Roberts (DE-749) underway on 28 September 1944 (NH 107524).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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