USN · DE
AfloatCannon-class destroyer escort, DE-186. The name honors Lt. Walter John Swearer. Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, at Port Newark, New Jersey, laid her down on 12 August 1943 and launched her on 31 October 1943. Commissioned on 24 November 1943. Lieutenant Kenneth H. Hannan was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around Eniwetok, Kwajalein, Ulithi, and Palau. The Navy credited her with 9 battle stars.
| Class | Cannon class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-186 |
| Builder | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Port Newark, New Jersey |
| Launched | 1943-10-31 |
| Commissioned | 1943-11-24 |
| Fate | Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 25 February 1946. Another navy received her later. 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 Swearer (DE-186) underway at sea, circa in 1944.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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