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Bauru
Bauru
Bauru ex USS McAnn (DE-179)

USS McAnn (DE-179) was a Cannon-class destroyer escort built for the United States Navy during World War II. She served in the Atlantic Ocean and provided escort service against submarine and air attack for Navy vessels and convoys.
McAnn was named after Donald Roy McAnn who received the Navy Cross for his actions during the Battle of Santa Cruz Islands in 1942. The ship was laid down by Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Newark, New Jersey, on 17 May 1943; launched on 5 September 1943; sponsored by Mrs. Ethel Marie McAnn; and commissioned at New York on 11 October 1943, Comdr. Charles F. Hooper in command.
As Bauru she is preserved by the Brazilian Navy at Rio de Janeiro.

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Type of ship Museum Ships
Year of build and builder
Date October 28, 2012
Place Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Added on 18/05/2013
Dimension 3200 x 2400
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