USS Cannon

Summary

USS Cannon is a destroyer escort^[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of destroyer_escort entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• USS Cannon's image is recorded as USS Cannon (DE-99) underway in Delaware Bay on 5 September 1943 (NH 83390).jpg^[3].
• USS Cannon's instance of is recorded as destroyer escort^[4].
• USS Cannon's operator is recorded as United States Navy^[5].
• George H. Cannon is named after USS Cannon^[6].
• USS Cannon's manufacturer is recorded as Dravo Corporation^[7].
• USS Cannon's vessel class is recorded as Cannon-class destroyer escort^[8].
• USS Cannon's Commons category is recorded as D17 Baependi (ship, 1943)^[9].
• USS Cannon's participated in conflict is recorded as World War II^[10].
• USS Cannon's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05gh81^[11].
• USS Cannon's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[12].
• USS Cannon's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[13].
• USS Cannon's significant event is recorded as ship decommissioning^[14].
• USS Cannon's pennant number is recorded as DE-99^[15].
• USS Cannon's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Cannon'}^[16].
• USS Cannon's name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'USS Cannon'}^[17].
• USS Cannon's country of registry is recorded as United States^[18].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for USS Cannon include Cannon-class destroyer escort^[19], a ship class^[20], founded in 1943^[21].

Why It Matters

USS Cannon ranks in the top 10% of destroyer_escort entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[22]

Entities named for it include Cannon-class destroyer escort^[19], a ship class^[20], founded in 1943^[21].