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Tuesday, 23 September 2025

Uruguayan (ex-USS Baron) destroyer escort ROU Uruguay DE-1 1952-1995

Model Museo Naval, Montevideo, Uruguay

Laid down by Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company, Newark, New Jersey, USA on 30 November 1942, launched on 9 May 1943, commisioned on 5 July 1943, decommissioned on 26 April 1946, transferred to Uruguay on 3 May 1952, stricken US Navy on 14 May 1952, stricken in 1990 and sunk as a target in 1995. Part of Cannon-class destroyer escorts preceded by Buckley-class succeeded by Edsail-class.

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