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U.S.S. CANNON

(DE-99)


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DE-99 Deployments - Major Events

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Month Year to Month Year Deployment / Event
MAY1943-Launch Date: 25 MAY 1943
SEP1943-Commissioned: 26 SEP 1943
DEC1944-Decommissioned: 19 DEC 1944

DE-99 General Specifications

Class: Cannon-class destroyer escort

Named for: George H. Cannon

Complement: 186 Officers and Enlisted

Displacement: 1240 tons

Length: 306 feet

Beam: 36 feet 8 inches

Flank Speed: 21 knots

Final Disposition: Transferred to Brazil