USN · DE
AfloatCannon-class destroyer escort, DE-741. Western Pipe and Steel Company, at San Pedro, California, laid her down on 13 March 1943 and launched her on 4 July 1943. Commissioned on 31 December 1943. Lieutenant Commander Richard Starr Paret was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around Kwajalein, Majuro, Eniwetok, and Saipan. The Navy credited her with 9 battle stars.
| 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. |
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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 Weaver (DE-741) at anchor, circa in 1944 (19-LCM-DE741-1).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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