| The USS Atherton (DE-169) is a Cannon-class destroyer
escort named for Lt. John McDougal Atherton, who died when the USS
Meredith (DD-434) sank near Guadalcanal during World War II. The USS Cannon (DE-99) is the lead ship of 72 in this class, commissioned on 26 September 1943 at Wilmington, Delaware. Destroyer Escorts were built to escort cargo ships and provide protection against submarines. |
| SPECIFICATIONS | |
| Type | DET—Diesel-electric tandem motor drive, long hull, 3" guns) |
| Displacement | 1,240 tons (std), 1,620 tons (full) |
| Dimensions | Length: 306 ft (93.6m) Beam: 36 ft 8 in Draft: 8 ft 9 in |
| Speed | 21 knots |
| Range | 10,800 mi at 12 knots |
| Crew | 15 / 201 |
| Armament | 3x3"/50 Mk22 (1x3) |
| 1 twin 40mm Mk1AA | |
| 8 x 20mm Mk4 AA | |
| 3 x 21" Mk15 torpedo tubes (1 x 3) | |
| 8 Mk6 depth charge projectors | |
| 1 x hedgehog projector Mk10 (144 rounds) | |
| 2 Mk9 depth charge tracks | |
| Ordered | 1942 |
| Laid Down | 14 January
1943 Federal Shipbuilding, Port Newark, NJ |
| Launched | 27-May-43 |
| Commissioned | 29-Aug-43 |
| Decommissioned | 19-Jun-45 |
| Transferred | 14 June
1955, renamed Hatsuhi (DE-263) Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force |
| Stricken | 15-Jun-75 |
| Fate | To Philippines 13 September 1976, Renamed Rajah Humabon, still active in Philippine Navy |
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