For ships with a similar name, see USS Canon (PG-90).
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USS Cannon (DE-99) on 5 September 1943
History
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
Armament
3 × 3 in (76 mm)/50 guns (3×1)
2 × 40 mm Bofors AA guns (1x2)
8 × 20 mm Oerlikon AA guns (8×1)
3 × Torpedo tubes for 21-inch Mark 15 torpedo (1×3)
8 × depth charge projectors
1 × Hedgehog anti-submarine mortar
2 x depth charge tracks
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