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USS Atherton

The Cannon-class hull assigned DE-169 is documented as one ship, with any wartime transfer identity attached to the same physical ship.

DE-169 · Cannon classUnited States NavyWorld War IIVerified subject image
USS Atherton (DE-169), 8 May 1945: off Point Judith RI - Taken from an ASW blimp during the attack on U-853.
USS Atherton (DE-169), 8 May 1945: off Point Judith RI - Taken from an ASW blimp during the attack on U-853.https://www.navsource.net/archives/06/169.htm · Public domainImage source
Hull / pennantDE-169
ClassCannon class
NavyUnited States Navy
CountryUnited States

What is known about this ship

The Cannon-class hull assigned DE-169 is documented as one ship, with any wartime transfer identity attached to the same physical ship.

Service history

U.S.

Class context: Cannon class

The Cannon class was a diesel-electric long-hull destroyer-escort family built for convoy protection and antisubmarine warfare and distributed among several Allied navies during the war.

This ship is recorded as a member of Cannon class. Shared design history belongs on the class page; this page concentrates on the individual hull where evidence is available.

Sources and further reading

  1. Cannon class destroyer escorts — United States Navy ↗uboat.net · accessed 2026-09-19
  2. Cannon class destroyer escorts — all Allied services ↗uboat.net · accessed 2026-09-19
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