Cannon class

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The Cannon class was a group of U.S. Navy destroyer escorts built during World War II, designed primarily for anti-submarine warfare and convoy protection.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf World War II warship class
destroyer escort class
armament 20 mm anti-aircraft guns
3-inch/50 caliber guns
40 mm anti-aircraft guns
depth charge projectors
depth charge racks
hedgehog anti-submarine mortar
builtDuring World War II
builtFor United States Navy
category Cannon-class destroyer escorts
conflict World War II
countryOfOrigin United States of America
designedAsSuccessorTo Evarts-class destroyer escort
designedBy U.S. Navy Bureau of Ships
designedFor anti-submarine warfare
convoy escort
designedMission Atlantic convoy escort
Pacific anti-submarine patrol
designedToCounter German U-boats
linked to: U-boats

Japanese submarines
era World War II era
linked to: World War II
followedBy Edsall-class destroyer escort
hasNameShip USS Cannon (DE-99)
hullMaterial steel
namedAfter Gunner's Mate Third Class George H. Cannon (for the lead ship)
navalArchitecture escort vessel hull form
navalCategory escort ship
operator United States Navy
primaryRole anti-submarine screening
escorting convoys
protecting merchant shipping
propulsionType diesel-electric propulsion
serviceBranch U.S. Navy
linked to: United States Navy
serviceRole convoy screen ship
ocean escort
shipType destroyer escort
timePeriod 1940s
usedBy Brazilian Navy
French Navy
Greek Navy
linked to: Hellenic Navy

Italian Navy
Mexican Navy
Royal Netherlands Navy
South Korean Navy
United States Navy
Uruguayan Navy
linked to: navy of Uruguay

Venezuelan Navy

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USS Pillsbury shipClass Cannon class