USS Cannon
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For ships with a similar name, see USS Canon (PG-90).
USS Cannon (DE-99) was a destroyer escort launched on 25 May 1943 by the Dravo Corporation in Wilmington, Delaware and was sponsored by Mrs. E. H. Cannon. Cannon was commissioned on 26 September 1943 and reported to the United States Atlantic Fleet. The ship was named in honor of George H. Cannon, a Medal of Honor recipient.
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USS Cannon (DE-99) on 5 September 1943 | |
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United States | |
Name | USS Cannon (DE-99) |
Namesake | George H. Cannon |
Builder | Dravo Corporation, Wilmington, Delaware |
Launched | 25 May 1943 |
Commissioned | 26 September 1943 |
Decommissioned | 19 December 1944 |
Stricken | 20 July 1953 |
Fate | Transferred to Brazil |
History | |
Brazil | |
Name | Baependi |
Acquired | 19 December 1944 |
Out of service | 1975 |
General characteristics | |
Class and type | Cannon-class destroyer escort |
Displacement | 1,240 long tons (1,260 t) |
Length | 306 ft (93 m) |
Beam | 36 ft 8 in (11.18 m) |
Draft | 8 ft 9 in (2.67 m) |
Speed | 21 kn (39 km/h; 24 mph) |
Complement | 186 |
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