Cannon-class destroyer escort
Class of American destroyer escorts
USS
Cannon
(DE-99)
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Class overview | |
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Name | Cannon class |
Builders |
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Operators |
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Preceded by | Buckley class |
Succeeded by | Edsall class |
Subclasses | |
Planned | 116 |
Completed | 72 |
Cancelled | 44 |
Active | 1 (Royal Thai Navy) |
Preserved | 3 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Destroyer Escort |
Displacement |
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Length | 93.3 m (306 ft) |
Beam | 11 m (36 ft) |
Draft | 3.5 m (11 ft) full load |
Propulsion |
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Speed | 21 knots (39 km/h) |
Range | 10,800 nautical miles (20,000 km; 12,400 mi) at 12 knots (22 km/h) |
Complement |
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Sensors and
processing systems |
Mark 63 fire-control system |
Armament |
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The Cannon class was a class of destroyer escorts built by the United States primarily for antisubmarine warfare and convoy escort service during World War II . The lead ship, USS Cannon , was commissioned on 26 September 1943 at Wilmington, Delaware . Of the 116 ships ordered, 44 were cancelled and six were commissioned directly into the Free French Forces . Destroyer escorts were regular companions escorting vulnerable cargo ships.
With the decommissioning of the Philippine Navy's BRP Rajah Humabon (PS-11) in March 2018; HTMS Pin Klao (DE-413) of the Royal Thai Navy is the only ship of the class in commission.
Propulsion
The class was also known as the DET type from their diesel electric tandem drives. [1] The propulsion system of the Evarts -class (GMT = General Motors Tandem) was identical. The DET's substitution for a turboelectric propulsion plant was the primary difference with the predecessor Buckley ("TE") class. [2] The DET was, in turn, replaced with a direct-drive diesel plant to yield the design of the successor Edsall ("FMR") class. [3]
Hull numbers
A total of 72 ships of the Cannon class were built.
- DE-99 through DE-113 (six are French)
- DE-162 through DE-197
- DE-739 through DE-750
- DE-763 through DE-771
Wartime transfers
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During World War II, six ships of the class were earmarked for the Free French Naval Forces and a further eight were transferred the Brazilian Navy .
Free French ships
- USS Corbesier (DE-106) as Sénégalais
- USS Cronin (DE-107) as Algérien
- USS Crosley (DE-108) as Tunisien
- USS Marocain (DE-109) as Marocain
- USS Hova (DE-110) as Hova
- USS Somali (DE-111) as Somali
Transferred to Brazil
- USS Alger (DE-101) as Babitonga
- USS Cannon (DE-99) as Baependi
- USS Christopher (DE-100) as Benevente
- USS Herzog (DE-178) as Beberibe
- USS Marts (DE-174) as Bocaina
- USS McAnn (DE-179) as Bauru - now a museum ship in Rio de Janeiro
- USS Pennewill (DE-175) as Bertioga
- USS Reybold (DE-177) as Bracui
Postwar dispersal
After the end of World War II, the United States Navy transferred many ships of the Cannon class to other navies.
Transferred to France
- USS Baker (DE-190) as Malgache (F724); served 1952-1969
- USS Bright (DE-747) as Touareg (F721); served 1950-1960
- USS Cates (DE-763) as Soudanais (F722); served 1950-1959
- USS Clarence L. Evans (DE-113) as Berbère (F723); served 1952-1960
- USS Riddle (DE-185) as Kabyle (F718); served 1950-1959
- USS Samuel S. Miles (DE-183) as Arabe (F717); served 1950-1968
- USS Swearer (DE-186) as Bambara (F719); served 1950-1959
- USS Wingfield (DE-194) as Sakalave (F720); served 1950-1960
Transferred to Greece
- USS Eldridge (DE-173) as Leon ; served 1951–1992
- USS Slater (DE-766) as Aetos ; served 1951–1991; now a museum ship in Albany, New York, the only destroyer escort afloat in the United States
- USS Ebert (DE-768) as Ierax ; served 1951–1991
- USS Garfield Thomas (DE-193) as Panthir ; served 1951–1992
Transferred to Italy
- USS Wesson (DE-184) as Andromeda (F 592) 1951; scrapped in 1972
- USS Thornhill (DE-195) as Aldebaran (F 590) 1951; scrapped in 1976
- USS Gandy (DE-764) as Altair (F 591) 1951; stricken and sunk as target in 1971
Transferred to Japan
- USS Amick (DE-168) as Asahi (DE-262) 1955–75 (then to the Philippines)
- USS Atherton (DE-169) as Hatsuhi (DE-263) 1955–75 (then to the Philippines)
Transferred to the Netherlands
- USS Burrows (DE-105) as Van Amstel (F806) 1950
- USS Rinehart (DE-196) as Bitter (F807) 1950
- USS Gustafson (DE-182) as Van Ewijck (F808) 1950
- USS O'Neill (DE-188) as Dubois (F809) 1950
- USS Eisner (DE-192) as Zeeuw (F810) 1950
- USS Stern (DE-187) as van Zijll (F811) 1950
Transferred to Peru
- USS Bangust (DE-739) as BAP Castilla ; served 1951–1979
- USS Waterman (DE-740) as BAP Aguirre ; served 1951–1974
- USS Weaver (DE-741) as BAP Rodríguez ; served 1951–1979
Transferred to the Philippines
- USS Amick (DE-168) as BRP Datu Sikatuna (PF-5) ; scrapped in 1989
- USS Atherton (DE-169) as BRP Rajah Humabon (PF-11) ; retired in 2018
- USS Booth (DE-170) as BRP Datu Kalantiaw (PS-76) ; sunk during a typhoon in 1981
- USS Muir (DE-770) —cannibalized for parts
- USS Sutton (DE-771) —cannibalized for parts
Transferred to South Korea
- USS Muir (DE-770) as ROKN Kyong Ki (F-71); served 1956–1977 (then to the Philippines)
- USS Sutton (DE-771) as ROKN Kang Won (F-72); served 1956–1977 (then to the Philippines)
Transferred to the Republic of China (Taiwan)
- USS Thomas (DE-102) as ROCN Taihe (太和)
- USS Bostwick (DE-103) as ROCN Taicang (太倉)
- USS Breeman (DE-104) as ROCN Taihu (太湖)
- USS Carter (DE-112) as ROCN Taizhao (太昭)
Transferred to Thailand
- USS Hemminger (DE-746) as HTMS Pin Klao (413)
Transferred to Uruguay
- USS Baron (DE-166) as Uruguay (DE-1); served 1952–1990
- USS Bronstein (DE-189) as Artigas (DE-2); served 1952–1988
Ships in Class
Ship name | Hull no. | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Decommissioned | Fate |
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Cannon | DE-99 | Dravo Corporation , Wilmington, Delaware | 14 November 1942 | 25 May 1943 | 26 September 1943 | 19 December 1944 | to Brazil 19 December 1944 as Baependi ; scrapped 1975 |
Christopher | DE-100 | 7 December 1942 | 19 June 1943 | 23 October 1943 | 19 December 1944 | to Brazil 19 December 1944 as Benevente ; scrapped 1964 | |
Alger | DE-101 | 2 January 1943 | 8 July 1943 | 12 November 1943 | 10 March 1945 | to Brazil 10 March 1945 as Babitonga ; scrapped 1964 | |
Thomas | DE-102 | 16 January 1943 | 31 July 1943 | 21 November 1943 | 13 March 1946 | Completed at Norfolk Navy Yard . To Taiwan as Taihe (DE-23) 29 October 1948; scrapped 1972 | |
Bostwick | DE-103 | 6 February 1943 | 30 August 1943 | 1 December 1943 | 30 April 1946 | to Taiwan as Taicang (DE-25) 14 December 1948; scrapped 1972 | |
Breeman | DE-104 | 20 March 1943 | 4 September 1943 | 12 December 1943 | 26 April 1946 | Completed at Norfolk Navy Yard . To Taiwan as Taihu (DE-24) 29 October 1948; scrapped 1972 | |
Burrows | DE-105 | 24 March 1943 | 2 October 1943 | 19 December 1943 | 14 June 1946 | to the Netherlands as Van Amstel (F806) 1 June 1950; scrapped 1968 | |
Carter | DE-112 | 19 November 1943 | 29 February 1944 | 3 May 1944 | 10 April 1946 | to Taiwan Taizhao (DE-26) 14 December 1948; scrapped 1973 | |
Clarence L. Evans | DE-113 | 23 December 1943 | 22 March 1944 | 25 June 1944 | 29 May 1947 | Transferred to France as Berbère (F723) 29 March 1952; scrapped 1960 | |
Levy | DE-162 | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company , Port Newark , New Jersey | 19 October 1942 | 28 March 1943 | 13 May 1943 | 4 April 1947 | Struck from Navy List 2 August 1973, sold for scrap 17 July 1974 |
McConnell | DE-163 | 19 October 1942 | 28 March 1943 | 28 May 1943 | 29 June 1946 | Struck from Navy List 1 October 1972, sold for scrap 21 March 1974 | |
Osterhaus | DE-164 | 11 November 1942 | 18 April 1943 | 12 June 1943 | 26 June 1946 | Struck from Navy List 1 November 1972, sold for scrap 30 May 1974 | |
Parks | DE-165 | 11 November 1942 | 18 April 1943 | 22 June 1943 | March 1946 | Struck from Navy List 1 July 1972, sold for scrap 15 October 1973 | |
Baron | DE-166 | 30 November 1942 | 9 May 1943 | 5 July 1943 | 26 April 1946 | to Uruguay as Uruguay (DE-1) 3 May 1952; scrapped 1990 | |
Acree | DE-167 | 30 November 1942 | 9 May 1943 | 19 July 1943 | 1 April 1946 | Struck from Navy List 1 July 1972, sold for scrap 19 July 1973 | |
Amick | DE-168 | 30 November 1942 | 27 May 1943 | 26 July 1943 | 16 May 1947 | to Japan as Asahi (DE-262) 14 June 1955; returned 1975. Transferred to the Philippines as Datu Sikatuna (PF-5); scrapped 1989 | |
Atherton | DE-169 | 14 January 1943 | 27 May 1943 | 29 August 1943 | 10 December 1945 | to Japan as Hatsuhi (DE-263) 14 June 1955; returned 1975. Transferred to the Philippines as Rajah Humabon (PF-11); retired in 2018 | |
Booth | DE-170 | 30 January 1943 | 21 June 1943 | 19 September 1943 | 14 June 1946 | to the Philippines as Datu Kalantiaw (PF-76/FF-170) 15 December 1967. Lost during Typhoon Clara 21 September 1981 | |
Carroll | DE-171 | 30 January 1943 | 21 June 1943 | 24 October 1943 | 19 June 1946 | Struck from Navy List 1 August 1965, sold for scrap 29 December 1966 | |
Cooner | DE-172 | 22 February 1943 | 25 July 1943 | 21 August 1943 | 25 June 1946 | Struck from Navy List 1 July 1972, sold for scrap 1 November 1973 | |
Eldridge | DE-173 | 22 February 1943 | 25 July 1943 | 27 August 1943 | 17 June 1946 | to Greece 15 January 1951, renamed Leon (D-54); scrapped 1999 | |
Marts | DE-174 | 26 April 1943 | 8 August 1943 | 3 September 1943 | 20 March 1945 | to Brazil 20 March 1945 as Bocaina (D-22); scrapped 1975 | |
Pennewill | DE-175 | 26 April 1943 | 8 August 1943 | 15 September 1943 | 1 August 1944 | to Brazil 1 August 1944 as Bertioga (D-21); scrapped 1975 | |
Micka | DE-176 | 3 May 1943 | 22 August 1943 | 23 September 1943 | 14 June 1946 | Struck from Navy List 1 August 1965, sold for scrap 15 May 1967 | |
Reybold | DE-177 | 3 May 1943 | 22 August 1943 | 29 September 1943 | 15 August 1944 | to Brazil 15 August 1944 as Bracui (D-18); scrapped 1972 | |
Herzog | DE-178 | 17 May 1943 | 5 September 1943 | 6 October 1943 | 1 August 1944 | to Brazil 1 August 1944 as Beberibe (D-23); scrapped 1968 | |
McAnn | DE-179 | 17 May 1943 | 5 September 1943 | 11 October 1943 | 15 August 1944 | to Brazil 15 August 1944 as Bauru ; museum ship in Rio de Janeiro | |
Trumpeter | DE-180 | 7 June 1943 | 19 September 1943 | 16 October 1943 | 5 December 1947 | Struck from Navy List 1 August 1973, sold for scrap 18 June 1974 | |
Straub | DE-181 | 7 June 1943 | 19 September 1943 | 25 October 1943 | 17 October 1947 | Struck from Navy List 1 August 1973, sold for scrap 17 July 1974 | |
Gustafson | DE-182 | 5 July 1943 | 3 October 1943 | 1 November 1943 | 26 June 1946 | to the Netherlands as Van Ewijk (F808) 23 October 1950; scrapped 1968 | |
Samuel S. Miles (ex- Miles ) | |DE-183 | 5 July 1943 | 3 October 1943 | 4 November 1943 | 28 March 1946 | to France as Arabe (F717) 12 August 1950; scrapped 1968 | |
Wesson | DE-184 | 29 July 1943 | 17 October 1943 | 11 November 1943 | 25 July 1946 | to Italy as Andromeda (F592) 10 January 1951; scrapped 1972 | |
Riddle | DE-185 | 29 July 1943 | 17 October 1943 | 17 November 1943 | 8 June 1946 | to France as Kabyle (F718) 12 August 1950; scrapped 1959 | |
Swearer | DE-186 | 12 August 1943 | 31 October 1943 | 24 November 1943 | 25 February 1946 | to France as Bambara (F719) 16 September 1950; scrapped 1959 | |
Stern | DE-187 | 12 August 1943 | 31 October 1943 | 1 December 1943 | 16 April 1946 | to the Netherlands as Van Zijll (F811) 1 March 1951; scrapped 1968 | |
O'Neill | DE-188 | 26 August 1943 | 14 November 1943 | 6 December 1943 | 2 May 1946 | to the Netherlands as Du Bois (F809) 23 October 1950; scrapped 1968 | |
Bronstein | DE-189 | 26 August 1943 | 14 November 1943 | 13 December 1943 | 5 November 1945 | to Uruguay as Artigas (DE-2) 3 May 1952; scrapped 1988 | |
Baker (ex-Raby) | DE-190 | 9 September 1943 | 28 November 1943 | 23 December 1943 | 4 March 1946 | to France as Malgache (F724) 29 March 1952; sunk as target 1970 | |
Coffman | DE-191 | 9 September 1943 | 28 November 1943 | 27 December 1943 | 30 April 1946 | Struck from Navy List 1 July 1972, sold for scrap 17 August 1973 | |
Eisner | DE-192 | 23 September 1943 | 12 December 1943 | 1 January 1944 | 15 July 1946 | to the Netherlands as De Zeeuw (F810) 1 March 1951; scrapped 1968 | |
Garfield Thomas
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DE-193 | 23 September 1943 | 12 December 1943 | 24 January 1944 | 27 March 1947 | to Greece as Panthir (D-67) 15 January 1951; out of service 1991, scrapped | |
Wingfield | DE-194 | 7 October 1943 | 30 December 1943 | 28 January 1944 | 26 August 1947 | to France as Sakalave (F720) 15 September 1950; scrapped 1960 | |
Thornhill | DE-195 | 7 October 1943 | 30 December 1943 | 1 February 1944 | 17 June 1947 | to Italy as Aldebaran (F590) 10 January 1951; scrapped 1976 | |
Rinehart | DE-196 | 21 October 1943 | 9 January 1944 | 12 February 1944 | 17 July 1946 | to the Netherlands as De Bitter (F807) 1 June 1950; scrapped 1968 | |
Roche | DE-197 | 21 October 1943 | 9 January 1944 | 21 February 1944 | — | Damaged by sea mine northwest of Eniwetok 22 August 1945; not repaired and sunk off Yokosuka 11 March 1946. | |
Bangust | DE-739 | Western Pipe and Steel Company , San Pedro, California | 11 February 1943 | 6 June 1943 | 30 October 1943 | 17 November 1946 | Transferred to Peru as Castilla (F-61) 21 February 1952; scrapped 1979 |
Waterman | DE-740 | 24 February 1943 | 20 June 1943 | 30 November 1943 | 31 May 1946 | to Peru as Aguirre (DE-62) 21 February 1952; sunk as target 1974 | |
Weaver | DE-741 | 13 March 1943 | 4 July 1943 | 31 December 1943 | 29 May 1947 | to Peru as Rodriguez 21 February 1952; scrapped 1979 | |
Hilbert | DE-742 | 23 March 1943 | 18 July 1943 | 4 February 1944 | 19 June 1946 | Struck from Navy List 1 August 1972, sold for scrap 15 October 1973 | |
Lamons | DE-743 | 10 April 1943 | 1 August 1943 | 29 February 1944 | 14 June 1946 | Struck from Navy List 1 August 1972, sold for scrap 15 October 1973 | |
Kyne | DE-744 | 16 April 1943 | 15 August 1943 | 4 April 1944 | 14 June 1946 | Struck from Navy List 1 August 1972, sold for scrap 1 November 1973 | |
21 November 1950 | 17 June 1960 | ||||||
Snyder | DE-745 | 28 April 1943 | 29 August 1943 | 5 May 1944 | 5 May 1960 | Struck from Navy List 1 August 1972, sold for scrap 1 November 1973 | |
Hemminger | DE-746 | 5 May 1943 | 12 September 1943 | 30 May 1944 | 17 June 1946 | Transferred to Thailand as Pin Klao (DE-1) 22 July 1959. | |
1 December 1950 | 21 February 1958 | ||||||
Bright | DE-747 | 9 June 1943 | 26 September 1943 | 30 June 1944 | 19 April 1946 | Transferred to France as Touareg (F721) 11 November 1950; scrapped 1965 | |
Tills | DE-748 | 23 June 1943 | 3 October 1943 | 8 August 1944 | 14 June 1946 | Struck from Navy List 23 September 1968. Sunk as target on 3 April 1969 | |
21 November 1950 | 18 October 1959 | ||||||
1 October 1961 | 23 September 1968 | ||||||
Roberts | DE-749 | 7 July 1943 | 14 November 1943 | 2 September 1944 | 21 September 1968 | Struck from Navy List 23 September 1968, sunk as target in November 1971 | |
McClelland | DE-750 | 21 July 1943 | 28 November 1943 | 19 September 1944 | 15 May 1946 | Struck from Navy List 1 August 1972, sold for scrap 1 November 1973 | |
14 July 1950 | 12 September 1960 | ||||||
Cates | DE-763 | Tampa Shipbuilding Company , Tampa, Florida | 1 March 1943 | 10 October 1943 | 15 December 1943 | 28 March 1947 | to France as Soudanais (F722) 11 November 1950; scrapped 1959 |
Gandy | DE-764 | 1 March 1943 | 12 December 1943 | 7 February 1944 | 17 June 1946 | to Italy as Altair (F591) 10 January 1951; sunk as target 1971 | |
Earl K. Olsen | DE-765 | 9 March 1943 | 13 February 1944 | 10 April 1944 | 17 June 1946 | Struck from Navy List 1 August 1972, sold for scrap 15 October 1973 | |
21 November 1950 | 25 February 1958 | ||||||
Slater | DE-766 | 9 March 1943 | 13 February 1944 | 1 May 1944 | 26 September 1947 | to Greece as Aetos (D-01) 1 March 1951; retired 1991. Since 1993 museum ship in Albany, New York | |
Oswald | DE-767 | 1 April 1943 | 25 April 1944 | 12 June 1944 | 30 April 1946 | Struck from Navy List 1 August 1972, sold for scrap 15 October 1973 | |
Ebert | DE-768 | 1 April 1943 | 11 May 1944 | 12 July 1944 | 14 June 1946 | to Greece as Ierax (D-31) 1 March 1951; sunk as target 2002 | |
Neal A. Scott | DE-769 | 1 June 1943 | 4 June 1944 | 31 July 1944 | 30 April 1946 | Struck from Navy List 1 June 1968, sold for scrap in July 1969 | |
Muir | DE-770 | 1 June 1943 | 4 June 1944 | 30 August 1944 | September 1947 | to South Korean as Kyongki (F-71) 2 February 1956; to the Philippines for spare parts 1977 | |
Sutton | DE-771 | 23 August 1943 | 6 August 1944 | 22 December 1944 | 19 March 1948 | to South Korean as Kang Won (F-72) 2 February 1956; to the Philippines for spare parts 1977 |
See also
References
- ↑ U.S. Destroyers: an illustrated design history by Norman Friedman. Chapter 7. ISBN 1-55750-442-3 .
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↑
Rivet, Eric; Stenzel, Michael (April 22, 2011).
"Classes of Destroyer Escorts"
.
History of Destroyer Escorts
. Destroyer Escort Historical Museum
. Retrieved
July 8,
2012
.
The Cannon class was very similar in design to the Buckley class, the primary difference being a diesel-electric power plant instead of the Buckley class's turboelectric design. The fuel-efficient diesel-electric plant greatly improved the range of the Cannon class, but at the cost of speed.
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↑
Rivet, Eric; Stenzel, Michael (April 22, 2011).
"Classes of Destroyer Escorts"
.
History of Destroyer Escorts
. Destroyer Escort Historical Museum
. Retrieved
July 8,
2012
.
Except for the propulsion, the EDSALL class was nearly identical to the CANNON class in every respect. This fourth class of destroyer escorts mounted a direct-drive diesel configuration that proved to be extremely reliable.
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