USN · DE
AfloatCannon-class destroyer escort, DE-740. Western Pipe and Steel Company, at San Pedro, California, laid her down on 24 February 1943 and launched her on 20 June 1943. Commissioned on 30 November 1943. Lieutenant Commander W. B. Hinds was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around Kwajalein, Majuro, Tarawa, and Makin. The Navy credited her with 8 battle stars.
| 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. |
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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.
George D. McCarthy, U.S. Navy, aboard USS Hilbert (DE-742). USS Waterman (DE-740) underway at sea, circa in 1945.jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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