USN · DE
AfloatCannon-class destroyer escort, DE-745. Western Pipe and Steel Company, at San Pedro, California, laid her down on 28 April 1943 and launched her on 29 August 1943. Commissioned on 5 May 1944. Lieutenant Commander Elmer Moore was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around Eniwetok, Manus, Saipan, and Kwajalein. The Navy credited her with 1 battle star.
| Class | Cannon class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-745 |
| Builder | Western Pipe and Steel Company, San Pedro, California |
| Launched | 1943-08-29 |
| Commissioned | 1944-05-05 |
| Fate | Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 5 May 1960. 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 Snyder (DE-745) underway off the coast of California (USA) on 16 May 1944.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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