USN · DE
AfloatCannon-class destroyer escort, DE-184. Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, at Port Newark, New Jersey, laid her down on 29 July 1943 and launched her on 17 October 1943. Commissioned on 11 November 1943. Commander H. Reich was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around the Marshall Islands, Majuro, the Gilbert Islands, and Tarawa. The Navy credited her with 7 battle stars.
| Class | Cannon class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-184 |
| Builder | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Port Newark, New Jersey |
| Launched | 1943-10-17 |
| Commissioned | 1943-11-11 |
| Fate | Afloat. 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. |
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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 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
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