USN · DE
AfloatCannon-class destroyer escort, DE-194. Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, at Port Newark, New Jersey, laid her down on 7 October 1943 and launched her on 30 December 1943. Commissioned on 28 January 1944. Lieutenant Commander Howard E. Purdy was her first commanding officer. Pacific service took her around Eniwetok and the Marshall Islands.
| Class | Cannon class |
|---|---|
| Type | Destroyer escort (DE) |
| Hull | DE-194 |
| Builder | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Port Newark, New Jersey |
| Launched | 1943-12-30 |
| Commissioned | 1944-01-28 |
| Fate | Afloat. Her commissioned service ended on 26 August 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 Photo #N-11105. USS Wingfield (DE 194).jpg. Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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