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Wesson

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ClassCannon class
TypeDestroyer escort (DE)
HullDE-184
BuilderFederal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Port Newark, New Jersey
Launched1943-10-17
Commissioned1943-11-11
FateAfloat. Her commissioned service ended on 25 July 1946. 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
  • Reich, H. Commanding officer from 11 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.

Wesson
U.S. Navy photo NH 107615. USS Wesson (DE-184) anchored off the Mare Island Naval Shipyard, California (USA), on 1 July 1945 (NH 107615).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Wesson, hull DE-184, belonged to the Cannon class of destroyer escorts. Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, at Port Newark, New Jersey, laid her down on 29 July 1943 and launched her on 17 October 1943. The Navy commissioned her on 11 November 1943. Her first commanding officer was Commander H. Reich.

Her Pacific duty took her to the Marshall Islands, Majuro, the Gilbert Islands, and Tarawa. She was credited with 7 battle stars.

Her commissioned service ended on 25 July 1946. Another navy received her later. She went to the breakers later.

The pictures on this page are the originals.