USN · DE
AfloatCannon-class destroyer escort, DE-195. Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, at Port Newark, New Jersey, laid her down on 7 October 1943 and launched her on 30 December 1943. Commissioned on 1 February 1944. Lieutenant John B. Shumway was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around Eniwetok.
| Class | Cannon class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-195 |
| Builder | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Port Newark, New Jersey |
| Launched | 1943-12-30 |
| Commissioned | 1944-02-01 |
| Fate | Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 17 June 1947. 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 Thornhill (DE-195) at anchor off New York City (USA), 10 July 1944 (80-G-235900).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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