Cannon-class destroyer escort

The Cannon class was a class of destroyer escorts were built by the United States primarily for ocean anti-submarine warfare 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 canceled and six commissioned directly into the Free French Forces. Destroyer escorts were regular companions escorting the vulnerable cargo ships. BRP Rajah Humabon (PF-11) of the Philippine Navy, formerly USS Atherton, remains the only confirmed commissioned ship of this class as of 2013.

Cannon-class destroyer escort

The Cannon class was a class of destroyer escorts were built by the United States primarily for ocean anti-submarine warfare 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 canceled and six commissioned directly into the Free French Forces. Destroyer escorts were regular companions escorting the vulnerable cargo ships. BRP Rajah Humabon (PF-11) of the Philippine Navy, formerly USS Atherton, remains the only confirmed commissioned ship of this class as of 2013.