USS Cabana
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USS Cabana (DE-260) was an Evarts-class destroyer escort constructed for the United States Navy during World War II. The namesake of this ship, Napoleon Joseph Cabana, was born in Fairhaven, Massachusetts on 26 March 1911, Cabana enlisted in the Navy on 17 March 1930 and was appointed machinist on 2 February 1941. As assistant safety engineer of the Cavite Navy Yard, Philippines, he was killed in action during Japanese attacks on that base on 12 December 1941.
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United States | |
Name | USS Cabana |
Builder | Boston Navy Yard |
Laid down | 27 January 1943 |
Launched | 10 March 1943 |
Commissioned | 9 July 1943 |
Decommissioned | 6 January 1946 |
Stricken | 21 January 1946 |
Honors and awards | 7 battle stars (World War II) |
Fate | Sold for scrapping, 13 May 1947 |
General characteristics | |
Type | Evarts-class destroyer escort |
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Length | |
Beam | 35 ft 2 in (10.72 m) |
Draft | 11 ft (3.4 m) (max) |
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Speed | 19 knots (35 km/h; 22 mph) |
Range | 4,150 nmi (7,690 km) |
Complement | 15 officers and 183 enlisted |
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Cabana was launched on 10 March 1943 by Boston Navy Yard; sponsored by Mrs. E. Cabana; and commissioned on 9 July 1943.
USS Cabana was sent off into the Pacific Ocean to protect convoys and other ships from Japanese submarines and aircraft. She performed escort and antisubmarine operations in dangerous battle areas and returned home with seven battle stars, a very high number for a ship of her type.