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U.S.S. MCANN
(DE-179)Click to view crew list
DE-179 Deployments - Major Events
| Add a DE-179 Shellback Initiation | Add a DE-179 Deployment - Major Event | ||||
| Month | Year | to | Month | Year | Deployment / Event |
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| MAY | 1943 | - | Keel Date: 17 MAY 1943 at Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company Newark NJ | ||
| SEP | 1943 | - | Launch Date: 5 SEP 1943 | ||
| OCT | 1943 | - | Commissioned: 11 OCT 1943 | ||
| AUG | 1944 | - | Decommissioned: 15 AUG 1944 | ||
DE-179 General Specifications
Class: Cannon-class destroyer escort
Named for: Donald Roy McAnn
Complement: 15 Officers and 201 Enlisted
Displacement: 1240 tons
Length: 306 feet
Beam: 36 feet 10 inches
Flank Speed: 21 knots
Range: 10 800 Nautical Miles
Final Disposition:Leased to Brazil 15 August 1944Transferred to Brazil 30 June 1953