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CANNON
CLASS DESTROYER ESCORT
The Cannon
class was a class of destroyer escorts built by the
United States primarily for antisubmarine warfare and
convoy escort service during World War II. The lead
ship, USS Cannon, was commissioned on 26 September 1943.
The class was also known as the DET type from their
Diesel Electric Tandem drive. A total of 72 Cannon class
destroyer escorts were built for the US Navy and six
were commissioned directly into the Free French Forces.
HTMS Pin Klao (USS Hemminger) of the Royal Thai Navy is
the only ship of the class in commission.
Here are some vitals of the Cannon class:
Displacement:1,240 tons standard, 1,620 tons full load
Length 306 ft, Beam 36 ft, Draft 11 ft
Speed 21 knots (39 km/h)
Range 10,800 nautical miles
Complement: 15 officers, 201 enlisted men
Sensors and processing systems: Mark 63 fire-control
system
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
We offer this primarily
wood model of the
Cannon class destroyer escort model in two sizes:
26" long
x 12" tall x 5 wide (1/144 scale)
$2,790
Shipping and insurance in
the contiguous USA included.
Other places: $300 flat rate.
This model is in stock and can be
shipped within five business days. The model is
the USS Levy.
37" long
(1/100 scale)
$3,950
Shipping and insurance in
the contiguous USA included.
Other places: $400 flat rate. This model is built per commission only. We require only a
small deposit to start the process
(not full amount, not even half) to start the
process $900 The
remaining balance won't be due until the model is
completed,
in several months.
Our model is more accurate
and of higher detail than that of any other builders or
100% your money back (no restocking fee).
Any models, any sizes, we
can build them all. Here's the list:
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DE 99 Cannon
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DE 100 Christopher
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DE 101 Alger
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DE 102 Thomas
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DE 103 Bostwick
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DE 104 Breeman
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DE 105 Burrows
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DE 112 Carter
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DE 113 Clarence L. Evans
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DE 162 Levy
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DE 163 McConnell
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DE 164 Osterhaus
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DE 165 Parks
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DE 166 Baron
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DE 167 Acree
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DE 168 Amick
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DE 169 Atherton
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DE 170 Booth
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DE 171 Carroll
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DE 172 Cooner
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DE 173 Eldridge
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DE 174 Marts
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DE 175 Pennewill
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DE 176 Micka
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DE 177 Reybold
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DE 178 Herzog
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DE 179 McAnn
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DE 180 Trumpeter
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DE 181 Straub
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DE 182 Gustafson
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DE 183 Samuel
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DE 184 Wesson
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DE 185 Riddle
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DE 186 Swearer
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DE 187 Stern
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DE 188 O'Neill
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DE 189 Bronstein
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DE 190 Baker (ex-Raby)
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DE 191 Coffman
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DE 192 Eisner
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DE 193 Garfield Thomas
(ex-William G. Thomas)
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DE 194 Wingfield
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DE 195 Thornhill
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DE 196 Rinehart
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DE 197 Roche
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DE 739 Bangust
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DE 740 Waterman
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DE 741 Weaver
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DE 742 Hilbert
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DE 743 Lamons
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DE 744 Kyne
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DE 745 Snyder
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DE 746 Hemminger
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DE 747 Bright
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DE 748 Tills
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DE 749 Roberts
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DE 750 McClelland
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DE 751 Gaynier
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DE 752 Curtis W. Howard
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DE 753 John J. Van Buren
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DE 763 Cates
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DE 764 Gandy
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DE 765 Earl K. Olsen
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DE 766 Slater
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DE 767 Oswald
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DE 768 Ebert
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DE 769 Neal A. Scott
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DE 770 Muir
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DE 771 Sutton
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DE 772 Milton Lewis
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DE 773 George M. Campbell
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DE 774 Russell M. Cox
Learn more
about the Cannon class destroyer escort here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannon-class_destroyer_escort
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