USS Baron information

History
United States
Name	USS Baron
Namesake	Richard S. Baron
Builder	Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newark, New Jersey
Laid down	30 November 1942
Launched	9 May 1943
Commissioned	5 July 1943
Decommissioned	26 April 1946
Stricken	14 May 1952
Honors and; awards	3 battle stars (World War II)
Fate	Transferred to Uruguay, 3 May 1952
Uruguay
Name	ROU Uruguay
Acquired	3 May 1952
Stricken	1990
Identification	DE-1
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Class and type	Cannon-class destroyer escort
Displacement	1,240 long tons (1,260 t) standard; 1,620 long tons (1,646 t) full;
Length	306 ft (93 m) o/a; 300 ft (91 m) w/l;
Beam	36 ft 10 in (11.23 m)
Draft	11 ft 8 in (3.56 m)
Propulsion	4 × GM Mod. 16-278A diesel engines with electric drive, 6,000 shp (4,474 kW), 2 screws
Speed	21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Range	10,800 nmi (20,000 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	15 officers and 201 enlisted
Armament	3 single × Mk.22 3-inch/50-caliber guns; 8 × 20 mm Mk.4 AA guns; 3 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes; 1 × Hedgehog Mk.10 anti-submarine mortar (144 rounds); 8 × Mk.6 depth charge projectors; 2 × Mk.9 depth charge tracks;

USS Baron (DE-166) was a Cannon-class destroyer escort in service with the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946. In 1952, she was transferred to Uruguay where she served as ROU Uruguay (DE-1) until 1990.

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History

United States
Name	USS Baron
Namesake	Richard S. Baron
Builder	Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newark, New Jersey
Laid down	30 November 1942
Launched	9 May 1943
Commissioned	5 July 1943
Decommissioned	26 April 1946
Stricken	14 May 1952
Honors and awards	3 battle stars (World War II)
Fate	Transferred to Uruguay, 3 May 1952
Uruguay
Name	ROU Uruguay
Acquired	3 May 1952
Stricken	1990
Identification	DE-1
Fate	Scrapped
General characteristics
Class and type	Cannon-class destroyer escort
Displacement	1,240 long tons (1,260 t) standard 1,620 long tons (1,646 t) full
Length	306 ft (93 m) o/a 300 ft (91 m) w/l
Beam	36 ft 10 in (11.23 m)
Draft	11 ft 8 in (3.56 m)
Propulsion	4 × GM Mod. 16-278A diesel engines with electric drive, 6,000 shp (4,474 kW), 2 screws
Speed	21 knots (39 km/h; 24 mph)
Range	10,800 nmi (20,000 km) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Complement	15 officers and 201 enlisted
Armament	3 single × Mk.22 3-inch/50-caliber guns 8 × 20 mm Mk.4 AA guns 3 × 21 inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes 1 × Hedgehog Mk.10 anti-submarine mortar (144 rounds) 8 × Mk.6 depth charge projectors 2 × Mk.9 depth charge tracks