Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

DE-747 USS Bright

• Cannon class Destroyer Escort:
• Displacement: 17,00 tons
• Length: 308'
• Beam: 36'8"
• Draft: 11'8"
• Speed: 21 knots
• Armament: 3 3"/50 DP, 1x2 40mm, 4x1 40mm, 8 20mm, 1 hedgehog, 2 depth charge tracks, 8 "K" gun projectors, 3x3 21" torpedo tubes
• Complement: 15 officers, 201 enlisted
• Diesel-electric engines with tandem-motor drive, twin screws, 12,000 shaft h.p.
• Built at Western Pipe and Steel, San Pedro, Cal., and commissioned 30 June 1944

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Bright

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