page_title: USS Cannon
hierarchical_section_title: USS Cannon
caption_attribution_description: English: The U.S. Navy destroyer escort USS Cannon (DE-99) underway in Delaware Bay off Wilmington, Delaware (USA), on 5 September 1943.
context_page_description: USS Cannon was a destroyer escort launched on 25 May 1943 by the Dravo Corporation in Wilmington, Delaware and was sponsored by Mrs. E. H. Cannon. Cannon was commissioned on 26 September 1943, with Lieutenant Commander G. Morris in command, and reported to the United States Atlantic Fleet. The ship was named in honor of George H. Cannon, a Medal of Honor recipient.
context_section_description: USS Cannon (DE-99) was a destroyer escort launched on 25 May 1943 by the Dravo Corporation in Wilmington, Delaware and was sponsored by Mrs. E. H. Cannon. Cannon was commissioned on 26 September 1943, with Lieutenant Commander G. Morris in command, and reported to the United States Atlantic Fleet. The ship was named in honor of George H. Cannon, a Medal of Honor recipient.
caption: USS Cannon (DE-99) on 5 September 1943
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