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Waterman

Class	Cannon class
Type	Destroyer escort (DE)
Hull	DE-740
Builder	Western Pipe and Steel Company, San Pedro, California
Launched	1943-06-20
Commissioned	1943-11-30
Fate	Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 31 May 1946. The Navy later expended her as a target. Another navy received her later.
Armament (class)	Diesel-electric destroyer escort. Three 3-inch guns, one funnel, and one torpedo mount.
Command	Hinds, W. B. Commanding officer from 30 November 1943

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.

Waterman, hull DE-740, belonged to the Cannon class of destroyer escorts. Western Pipe and Steel Company, at San Pedro, California, laid her down on 24 February 1943 and launched her on 20 June 1943. The Navy commissioned her on 30 November 1943. Her first commanding officer was Lieutenant Commander W. B. Hinds.

Her Pacific duty took her to Kwajalein, Majuro, Tarawa, and Makin. She was credited with 8 battle stars.

Her commissioned service ended on 31 May 1946. The Navy later expended her as a target. Another navy received her later.

The pictures on this page are the originals.