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Weaver

Class	Cannon class
Type	Destroyer escort (DE)
Hull	DE-741
Builder	Western Pipe and Steel Company, San Pedro, California
Launched	1943-07-04
Commissioned	1943-12-31
Fate	Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 29 May 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.
Command	Paret, Richard Starr Commanding officer from 31 December 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.

Weaver, hull DE-741, belonged to the Cannon class of destroyer escorts. Western Pipe and Steel Company, at San Pedro, California, laid her down on 13 March 1943 and launched her on 4 July 1943. The Navy commissioned her on 31 December 1943. Her first commanding officer was Lieutenant Commander Richard Starr Paret.

Her Pacific duty took her to Kwajalein, Majuro, Eniwetok, and Saipan. She was credited with 9 battle stars.

Her commissioned service ended on 29 May 1947. Another navy received her later. She went to the breakers later.

The pictures on this page are the originals.